Buddy's Mom2015 May 2026

One day, that boy won’t need you to put the band-aid on. He’ll do it himself. One day, he’ll stop calling you "Mommy" in public and switch to a curt "Mom." One day, you’ll miss the sticky handprints on the sliding glass door.

The file name, auto-generated by my old phone, was simply: IMG_4578_buddys_mom.jpg . buddy's mom2015

But looking at that photo now, eight years later, I see it differently. One day, that boy won’t need you to put the band-aid on

I wasn’t looking for a person named Buddy. I was looking for me . auto-generated by my old phone