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.
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What a fantastic thought. We only want to savor the joyful moments, don't we? I think you can learn a lot about yourself if you let yourself savor the more unhappy moments. I will try to as well.
You're on a roll! Don't stop now!
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