There is a time that exists only in my heart, where my daughter is ever the girl in the photo above. She is two there, and has been given free reign of an overgrown fairy garden, and some perfectly lovely flowerbeds. She rips the first daisy up, and I fret!
"No, no. Let her have fun, fall will be here before we know it." I cannot argue, yet I still feel the guilt.
I remember how I watched everyone bask in the glory of you covering yourself in dirt. Your silly laugh is a song in the late afternoon sun, shining in the sweat on your concentrated brow, you are boundlessly alive!
Small, wild girl. Today you are four, and you have no idea what it means to go to school. You excitedly talk to me about how you will start this year, "I'll be five soon, you know that?!" you announce, barely able to contain the thrill of that.
No need to rush, except I am not so old that I have forgotten. The great adventure of getting older, a list of wonders that wait just beyond the next birthday... It's like that, until suddenly it's not. A different feeling creeps into your birthday, your anticipations, your life...
You're part of what helps me face this change in myself, what makes me feel brave enough to face the things that scare me. Mothers don't falter. Right? Except there are all the times that I have, just like every other mother. An unspoken deep shame shared, simply because we do not speak up. All mothers feel less than good, sometimes.
We lose our tempers, cry when we don't want to, fail to set an example that is important to us. That is really, REALLY okay, please hear me when I tell you that. If you are a newer mother, I think the best gift an experienced mother can give you, is the knowledge of grace! There is only one of you.
Sometimes, our children can surprise us. They know more than we realize. It is my daughter who seems to catch on better than anyone when I am having a rough day, or at least I think she does, for those are the days I get the most hugs! Her empathy and tenderness leave me awestruck!
"I love you." I tell her, more times than I mean to. There are no other right words to say.
Thea, you are gentle in ways I haven't learned to be yet, or maybe have just forgotten. You want people to feel good, you help whenever you can. The simple joy in knowing you helped makes you smile, the strength in that... A repository for all the magic I want to believe in.
My childhood was one way, yours will be another. I speak it into existence some days, but it's you who leads the way. "Take a deep breath, and refocus." you say with my inflection, talking your 1.5 year-old brother through a disagreement. A toy shared intstead of grabbed.
It isn't always like that, but often it is. My perfectly strange sage-child. I planted a seed in you that grew beyond what I planned for. Now, you challenge and inspire me with my own words.
And I know, you hear more than I give you credit for. Because I used to be better at saying these things, being an example of them in practice. Lately I haven't been as steadfast, I've felt carried away in the flow of life... and you've reminded me.
You are right, of course you are. How can I come back with anything but my best now, when the greatest role model I've had is counting on me? The amazing gift of four-sight snaps me back to the reality that matters, and I try again.
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Have your children taught you a lesson recently? I would love to hear about it in the comments!
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To have a child is to have your heart come out of your chest and start walking on its own. I don't know this feeling because I don't have children yet. A really sweet baby girl, I wish all mothers a long, healthy, peaceful and loving 2023 🤗🤗
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I love that quote so much! It is so perfectly true about being a parent!!
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Out of nowhere, I was reminded of my mother. I wonder how she felt when she was raising me as a child. She was the most gentle person I know, but can also be as strict as most parents are. I wonder if she is proud of who I have become now.
Also, your daughter is the cutest. I am sure she will grow into her best self, as she has a devoted mother.
Thank you so much for this beautiful comment, I love that it made you think of your childhood! Sometimes parents don't tell us when they are proud, I bet your mom is proud of you ❤️
one of my daughters, too, is fast to see my moods
Perhaps before all others
She senses our moods and the "temperature of the house", too. and not hot/cold, but tense, loose, etc
It is really amazing how empathetic youngsters can be! I am always blown away by their perceptions! 😁 Thanks for commenting Blue 🤗
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Yup, the most innocent can teach a lot of people @grindan, and it's mostly that we forget what it's like growing up. You get a real unique view for now with Thea but as we all learn sooner or later, they must grow up. Hopefully she grows with a reverent and extremely amiable personality and learns to accept the things she must with Grace.
I love the wisdom here, thank you for sharing it with me James 😁🤗 I hope she does too, so much changes after 5... thinking of it makes me emotional, so I will just focus on the fact that she is 4 today hehe !LUV !PIZZA
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Sometimes the Little ones can teach more than we can think.
Glad to see her beautiful and graceful growth.
So true! Thank you for this sweet comment :)
We all get tired as parents. We all have angels watching us and helping when we are at our lowest. They remind us we are human and learn from our mistakes, then send us once again a reminder of life's true path.
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Oh my goodness, this post! So so precious! Your daughter is a darling and she is that way because of you, my lovely. It's incredible how our little ones have such great perception, they know when we are low and they know just how to make us feel better. Little hugs are the best. My kids teach me to stop and smell the flowers, to appreciate the sheer joy of a crazy fun moment. I am grateful when I stop to appreciate the lesson and laugh along with them 💗 !LUV !hivebits
Thank you for this beautiful comment, Sam ❤️! Kids are such wonderful teachers, I'm glad to hear that you have received lots of those amazing little hugs, I can imagine that they only gain value as the kiddos get older 😊! !LUV !PIZZA
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