Best Friends

The other day I was putting away my laundry in my room when Nate came in, sat on the bed, and kept me company.  He was telling about all his best friends in numerical order.  He was thoughtful for a minute when he finished and asked, "Mom who are your best friends?"

I told him I had a lot of friends.  I feel very blessed to have so many great friends and the reason I have so many good friends is because I've lived so many places and met so many people.  He then replied, "But who are your best friends?"

I told him my best friend here on Earth was his Daddy.  He just smiled and said, "I knew that!"

Then I told him my second and third best friends were my mom and dad.  I said, "My mom and dad are some of the best people I know and I love them so much.  They've done so much for me and taught me important lessons my whole life.  I can tell them anything and I always have a good time when we're together.  It doesn't matter where I go or what I do, I know they'll always love me and be there when I need them."

Nate said,"You can be best friends with your parents?! I knew you could be best friends with your brothers and sisters, but I didn't know you could be best friends with your mom and dad!"

I told him he could absolutely be best friends with his dad and I.  I told him I hoped he'd count me as one of his best friends when he got older.  I also told him that there may be times when he's growing up that he doesn't like me and thinks I'm the worst friend ever but that would be okay because when he's older he'll realize that I tried to do everything I could to make him the best person he could be because I loved him so much.

So hopefully, in 30 years, Nate can look back at his life and know that I was one of his best friends just like my mom and dad are a couple of my greatest friends.