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Sunday
Feb082009
From a few days ago
February 8, 2009 
a tangle of thoughts- i
always doubt myself, chewing my
nails, no matter how many signs there are
that they are thriving/growing/happy/kind.
tonight kid a made friends with a man
who had a telescope. while the rest of us
were listening to his father's music (a concert
that surprisingly i attended with all four of our children)
he was looking at the moon. the craters were this big,
he said, gesturing with his thumb and forefinger.
i was glad for him- first dolphins, now the moon
his six-year-old self sees so many things.
Reader Comments (12)
Your children are so well traveled and have seen so much of life it is amazing. Go for getting away from the rat race and knowing what is actually important in life. I cherish reading your posts. Thank you for sharing.
your life, is just so beautiful
Kid A is inquisitive. isn't he?
Isn't it wonderful how children see things for the first time and are just in awe..
thats one of the beautiful things about kids.. when they expierence things for the first time, we are able to expierence them to.. all over again.. but this time, we look at them a little differently.. we look at them through the eyes of a child and see the wonder that is there.
Seeing everything through the eyes of a child - so fun. We should tackle life with the same amazement that they do. Wouldn't that be fun to again look at everything with awe. Sometimes our eyes get so jaded. Bless them, they are wonderful!
And watching them grow and learn is the best gift we get!
Hi Rae,
Don't worry about the self-doubt. This is natural & it's bc you are a mother who loves your kids. I'm the same & for a long time I tried to get rid of the doubt, but I think now I realize that it's actually healthy to try to do things right and know that there's room for improvement. Ppl that never doubt themselves have a hard time seeing their mistakes, admitting they are wrong. As long as the doubt is enough to make us grow and not enough to disable us, then I think it's just a sign of a thoguhtful, consciencous mother who wants to give all that really matters to her children
What a beautiful post...I love being able to catch glimpses of how my children see and love the world...I want to encourage them to enjoy it as much as they can! As always, love reading your posts...haven't been online much due to the newest little babe in my belly making me dreadfully sick...here we go again!
YaYa's dreads look amazing, I'm jealous. Mine are a mess compared to her picture perfect little locks.
sweet. sweet.
I hate when ugly doubt shouts down beautiful evidence. Happens to all of us, Rae.
Just read you recent "tweet" -
"Women are like waves"
OH MY GOODNESS I SIMPLY LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT IMAGE.
That will stay with me forever.
Beautiful, every ounce of it.