friendship necklaces....

i have a few necklaces that i've rec'd as gifts for birthdays, mother's day, etc.

that are very meaningful!!!

but this....this comes from the sweetest girl i know.remember the friendship necklaces you would buy for your BFF of the week

the ones where you would take one half of the necklace and then give the other half to

your very best friend. and this would show you are BFFs

brooke was at the mall this week as she had a band competition 3 hours away

and she was given some spending money for the trip. brooke is one that is

very giving(actually both my kids ended up with the trait)

anywho she came home with this necklace from claires that reads

"you & me"

she stated that this was mine to wear and she would keep the other half

for herself to wear to show it's you and me,

not as BFFs but as mother/daughter, which is bigger.

SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THAT IF YOUR CHILD LIKES YOU WHEN THEIR GROWING UP, THEN YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB AS A PARENT.

i believe this to be true. brooke knows i'm not her friend but her mother

there are times she dislikes me and times she thinks i dislike her

but it's working for us.

that's why this necklace made me smile
she gets that we aren't best buds forever.
we are "you and me's"
which is big, people!