Once of my favorite events of the year is the Mother/Son Dance at Adam’s school.

Last night was the first Mother/Son Dance at Adam’s high school. Honestly, I thought the tradition had been clipped last year. Adam’s school that he attended from PreK4 to 7th Grade closed its doors and he had to spend the 8th grade in a new school. That school did not host a Mother/Son Dance. It was pretty devastating to all of the moms who had become friends throughout the years and were waiting for the final 8th grade dance. 

As it turns out, Adam’s high school hosts a Mother/Son Dance. Last night was the first High School M/S Dance for us at his high school. It was held at Casino In the Park-NJ. What a wonderful night. I had a bit of a tug to my heart as we lined up for the photo. Every year I have purchased the photo and now I am SO glad I did! There are two missing pictures above(PreK4 and Kindergarten). In our last photo in 7th grade Adam was still shorter than me. Last night as I stood next to my son who is now taller than me by a mile, I could not help but beam with pride that we had been sharing this special cherished moment since he was FOUR years old! I also did have to hold back the tears as I looked over all of the pics from years gone by, it really does seem to just fly by in the blink of an eye. I never expected back at the first Mother/Son Dance when I was carrying my son around to dance the last dance(because he was too tired by 9pm) that I would be standing next to this young man all these years later. Just feeling blessed to have the memories.

Disclosure: Personal Post by Diane Sullivan.

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