70 Lines of a Life
By Liliana Sosnowski
1. Say “mama”
2.Recognize grandma and grandpa
3.Know my name
4.Be mommy’s little helper
5.Count to ten
6.Learn to ride a bike
7.Learn to tie my shoes
8.Make a friend
9.Beg mom for a dog
10.Beg dad for a dog
11.Show your classmates you’re more than just the “new kid”
12.Make a new friend
13.Lose your first friend
14.Get scared about starting high school
15.Try and hate a new haircut
16.Have your first love
17.Get heartbroken by your first love
18.Choose and switch and choose and switch your major at school
19.Call your mom to talk rant about your day, everyday
20.Sit on the edge of your seat waiting to hear back from an internship
21.Walk the stage in your cap and gown
22.Feel like an “adult” and have a mid-life crisis
23.Meet a guy…again
24.Love this guy
25.Really love this guy
26.Get over a break-up from this guy
27.Go on a solo trip
28.Get a promotion at work
29.Buy your first car
30.Meet the love of your life
31.Feel the love he gives you
32.Feel the safety and comfort you seek in his arms
33.Get engaged
34.Adopt your fur baby
35.Buy a pregnancy test
36.Celebrate Mother’s day and Father’s day for the first time as parents
37.Stare in awe at your baby girl as she takes her first steps
38.Get another promotion
39.Celebrate your husband’s promotion
40.Buy your forever home
41.Re-do the kitchen
42.Buy another test
43.Watch your baby girl and baby boy giggle around the house
44.Notice the gray which starts to lighten your husbands hair
45.Find your first gray too
46.Mourn your first ever baby
47.Mourn your dad
48.Love your mom…and her story
49.Be there for your friend through her divorce
50.Blow your fifty birthday candles
51.Buy a pair of reading glasses
52.Argue with your love about the stupidest thing ever
53.Fall even more in love with the man you already love
54.Watch your baby girl cry over the boy who broke her heart
55.Walk your baby boy to his first day of high school
56.Be there for your baby girl as she chooses and changes and chooses and changes her major
57.Get a surprise gift from your husband for your birthday
58.Watch your newest “baby” remind you of your absolute first
59.Watch your baby boy come home absolutely smitten
60.Notice the crow’s feet which adorn your husband’s love stricken face
61.Move your baby girl to her first apartment
62.Move your baby boy half way across the country for his first year of college
63.Miss the sounds of children’s laughter which filled the quiet areas of your home
64.Feel the unconditional love your husband has for you
65.Hear your baby girl share she found the one
66.Celebrate your baby boy as he crosses the stage
67.Notice the lines which run across your forehead and dark spots which mark your cheeks
68.Celebrate Christmas with your every growing family
69.Be called “Grandma” for the first time
70.Love your life
