August 27, 2007

Climb Inside the Mouth of Every Moment

Every month a very special thing happens for me...my Parenting issue arrives. I sit down with it and read it cover to cover, for the most part anyway. I like the little ideas and funny stories and whatnot. In the September issue I was reading the section called "dad's-eye view." Basically it was about this new dad and how during the first few days of his baby's life he thought he killed her several times with his mistakes. He did not of course. The point of all this is the quote I am going to share with you. It is the perfect way to describe an inevitable moment in every parent's experience.

"She puts everything she is, every ounce of her, into each shriek. Her breath is so sweet I want to climb inside her mouth. I kiss her cheek and she cries harder."

Like the author says, sometimes babies cry. It is amazing how he can appreciate the work this baby is putting into crying. It is so easy to get frustrated or panicked. Why not savor or "climb inside the mouth" of the moment instead? Who says that every moment we appreciate has to be happy? I think I will try to savor more moments, especially the challenging, bitter, angry, tiring or sad.

August 26, 2007

My Blog

Like many others I have been inspired to share my thoughts and what-not with the entire web-surfing world. I haven't yet decided if this will be a good idea on my part or not. I know I enjoy reading many other blogs, but will anybody enjoy (or even read) mine?

I feel the need to explain my Blog title, for those who don't know or it hasn't reached you yet. I picked it up from a movie called "Stomp the Yard." Two of the characters are fighting and their friends grab them and hold them back. The one says something like, "this isn't over," and the other says, with his back turned and pointing his finger like a gun in the air, "Indeed." It has become a popular phrase between my friend Natalie and I. I have noticed she is spreading the word. So if you hear it on the street someday soon, you will know where it originated from.