I know, I’m supposed to come back and turn that last one into an actual entry. But naptime is short and I think new things all the time. Or at least every couple of days.
It just occurred to me that maybe I just contemplate having another kid so that we can definitely get our money’s worth out of all the baby stuff – including the baby stuff I have yet to buy. I’d feel so smugly thrifty then.
No really, I will come back and make this an actual entry. But right now, nobody’s napping, so…
What I want -
is to be a soft place for my children in a hard world. When the world gives them hard edges and sharp words, prickly pears and prickly people, I want them to come to me for comfort, support, a hug, a kiss-it-better, or just a non-critical ear.
My natural great laziness counterbalances my controlling nature and I hope this will enable me to let them find their own way as they grow, to be independent as my parents – whether by accident or design – did for me; that’s one of the greatest gifts they gave me. Though as I get older and have a family I learn that trying to be totally independent is not always a good thing; sometimes you have to ask for help, sometimes you have to let people help you, often it really does take a village.
What I want for my children: for them to be gentle, generous and independent. And happy, obviously.