Look at the horses son.................

Once upon a time, long long ago...........there was a single girl who had a baby boy. This baby boy was everything in the world to this girl and she would do anything for his happiness. There were many days that his smile was all that she had.

One day the girl and her son were coming home from McDonalds where she just picked up a happy meal for her young prince charming. They were driving on a side street, where oddly enough there were no others cars around. As the young girl, only 20 years in age, drove her little man, 4 years in age, home she saw a horse drawn carriage coming towards them. Since there was no other cars anywhere to be seen, the mommy slowed the car way down and let the little boy crawl over her lap to see the horses. The little boy loved animals and she knew that seeing the horses would only make him smile ear to ear which would add much joy to her day. As the carriage came closer the mommy could see 4 very beautifully dressed people. There was a man, a woman, and two little girls. The man was dressed in a black tux, the woman in a pretty white dress, and the two little ladies were dressed in white flowers girls dresses. The little boy looked out the window and pointed at the horses as they walked by. As the mom looked on with her little prince charming on her lap, her smile turned to a look of amazement. As the carriage was going by, the mom realized that the man and woman had just been married and although most people would be happy for them the mom couldn't help but feel sick inside.

What I didn't mention at the beginning of the story is that, this mommy was a single teenage mommy who had brought this little boy into the world without a daddy to be around for him. She was only 15 1/2 when she became pregnant and she knew right away that the baby God blessed her with was going to be special in many ways. The father was to go away into the wild world (where ever that was) and didn't wish to be around as he feared he would do more damage then good if he stayed around for this baby.

Her baby was now 4 and staring out the window as happy as any mommy could ever want her boy to be.............the mommy, on the other hand, just saw the other half of what created this beautiful little boy standing over her lap happy as ever and not knowing anything could ever be wrong. As she starred with eyes wide-open, the man made eye contact and waved hello.

I don't know what made me think of this story today. I guess it was watching my son watch the Olympics. He has been following them very closely, we all have been, and wants to get a gold medal himself one day. All I can think as I see the other mothers crying from joy is, "how the hell do you walk away from that chance to share that kind of joy with your child".

I haven't thought about it much since it happened but, once in a while I do and today I thought I would share it with you.