Birthdays!!!!!

Yesterday was my birthday. Yes another year older. In my house the kids birthdays are big deal. Mine usually the kids do their thing to celebrate. But this year has been the exception. Life has gotten so busy and I usually give them money to go buy my gift and this year we didn't do that. Money was tight and I figured I was good. Well we went to Cole football game and I came home to cook dinner. What I didn't know was Alex had saved some money and had my mom take him shopping before the game. Sebastian went with them not knowing what was going on. So after dinner grandma had gotten a cake and Alex gave me his beautiful glass picture frame and a sweet card. All during dinner Sebastian seemed like something was wrong I couldn't figure it out. Then when it was time for cake is was starting to be ugly. Usually this means we have a problem. So he went upstairs and I followed shortly with cake and ice cream for him and myself. I go upstairs only to find him packing a black trash bag.

All I could think about was when My brother Adam ran away when he was little and sat on the front lawn with his bag. hmmm... So I try to get him to tell me what is wrong. He is crying and won't tell me. Long story short he goes downstairs to gather a few more things for his leaving. I just sat upstairs and listened. Then he announces he won't leave today but tomorrow. Whew disaster prevented. :)
He comes into my room afterward and climbs on my bed and lays next to me.. I asked him what is wrong. He says you know why I wanted to run away? No. I didn't get you a present! I tried to reassure him that all I wanted was to spend time with him and his siblings. He wasn't buying it.. He was so upset. I never realized that what I did for them to go and buy my gifts for my birthday and Christmas meant so much to me. I explained that tomorrow I would take him to Dollar tree and he could pick out something. He was worried because he was broke. So I assured him I would give him a few dollars so he could buy something for me. He smiled and cuddled up next to me and fell fast asleep.
I learned something last night that the little things like that mean more to them then I realized. I knew my older kids were upset they didn't have their own money to use and they said that but Sebastian was still young enough not to be able to express it. How sweet that he felt so bad. But crazy that his answer was to run away.Hmm something to think about I guess. So today we will be headed to dollar tree for him to shop.