The other day in the lightning storm things got dicey, and Phee and I figured we might not make it out of there. So my daughter says, “I have to tell you something,” and tells me a secret about a boy. AND I JUST ABOUT DIED FROM THE ADORABLENESS, that she told me this because she thought we might perish together in the car, meeting our demise in a storm. And no, I haven’t told anyone the secret. Not the one. Not even her father.
So today she came home and showed me a bracelet she’d been gifted, engraved with the word, “LOVE”. And I asked if it was from the boy in question, and she said Yes. When she later asked me to fasten it around her wrist, I asked how that all went down and she said, “He kinda threw it on the ground and said I should have it.”
So, at their age. That sounds about right.
My kids made a cake today while I was busy; it wasn’ t quite finished baking at 1:40 PM when they were due for their dentist appointments. They biked down there and I finished things up and joined them. And seeing their little bikes all parked and them taking care of their dentist shit. It’s pretty awesome.
Being a mother is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. It has pieced back everything good and blessed of my humanity.
We have a busy few days. I’m making a birthday snack for a friend tomorrow; we’re hosting a band for dinner and a friendly tour or two of HQX. The kids are featured in an art show opening this week. And I get to make my other commitments including daily walking the dog a few miles.
It’s all good stuff; I hope to relax and enjoy it as much as possible. I need to slow down and expand my prayer life. Here’s hoping I remember, tomorrow morning.
This post is happy-making. The secret in lightning, the bracelet, the bikes at the dentist. Just a big YES all around.
Okay, when you wrote “He kinda threw it on the ground and said I should have it,” I think I kind of died a little from the adorableness too.
I love that they went to the dentist on their own. And the storm!
Lovely, Kelly! (P’s experience and your writing.) You’re right to embrace every minute of it. Soon enough she’ll be off and married or something. (Can you tell what my youngest is doing in nine days and 23 hours?)
Thanks, ladies. @Wendy, one thing I love about Attachment Parenting (or connected parenting our authentic or whatever one wants to call it) is we’re not pushing our kids toward independence – we’re enjoying our time with them, knowing they WILL grow up and not trying to “make” it happen! It’s pretty cool to watch my daughter become a young woman. I was going to write, “young lady”, but who knows if she’ll be a “lady”. I still haven’t managed that, myself. Hee.