First Strike against My Independence
Date: January 17th, 1972, at 12:06 pm Location: St Ann's Hospital Delivery Room, Chicago
Occasion: Birth of first papoose, Matthew Nicholas Newsted
Second Strike (still in there "swinging"):
Date: September 24th, 1973, at 3:59 am
Location: Same as above
Occasion: Birth of second papoose, Nicole Loryn Newsted
Third Strike (and then I was "out"!):
Third Strike (and then I was "out"!):
Date: August 31st, 1976, at 10:30 pm
Location: Same
Occasion: Birth of third papoose, Jeffrey David Newsted
Why "papoose"? Because I have a dearly loved statue from a favorite New Mexican artist, Esta Bain. It sits on the table next to my "throne", the right side of my sofa, where I "rule" whenever I'm home and awake (or asleep over my bedtime reading).
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MOMMA AND HER PAPOOSE
ALWAYS BY MY SIDE |
When my papooses inevitably left my arms, and flew away from my sheltering blanket, I gained back some independence. A sweet irony--by that time I didn't really care to be "free"--their adulthood had already relieved me of many motherly concerns. I also realized that I was incredibly "dependent" upon my love and concerns for them.
Their lives changed, they gained their independence--until my sons both became husbands and fathers and homeowners.
And then they lost their "freedom" in the sweetest, most loving ways. Now I have three beautiful grandchildren to hug under my blanket.
Independence is highly overrated!
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