Baby girl.
I find myself caught somewhere between the badlands of apology and the sunrise of recognition.
I am too quick to anger. Too swift to judge. Too ready to yell.
Since the moment you kicked and screamed your way into this world I have asked you to be quiet.
You have ignored me.
I have pleaded with you to slow down, to calm down, to be careful.
You have ignored me.
I have begged you to listen. I have threatened you with consequence.
You have ignored me.
I have watched you bulldoze your way through life and allowed myself to forget that you are still small and still impossibly fragile.
You have reminded me.
I have spent far too many hours looking for complex solutions to simple needs.
Give me time. Give me love. Give me your undivided attention.
Not today.
Today I spent hours taking notice. Starting to understand what makes you tick.
Today I noticed the little girl who cycled a kilometre to the park, played for two hours and cycled a kilometre home almost as fast as her big brother.
A little girl who last week was on training wheels.
Today I noticed the little girl who scoured the park for dandelions and then poured her bottle of drinking water over them to make sure they weren’t thirsty.
Today I noticed the little girl who was fearless enough to explore on her own and end up lying flat out on a roundabout in a manner that most children do to garner attention when you thought no one was watching.
I will still anger. I will still judge. I will still yell.
But please.
Whatever you do.
Keep ignoring me.
And keep being the extraordinary individual that you are.
What a beautiful piece. Just beautiful.
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Thanks Mel 🙂 Slight change of pace after my last piece of nonsense – glad you liked it.
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Aw – how lucky she is to have you, and how blessed you all are to have such a wonderful family.
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What a lovely thing to say – thank you Diane 🙂 x
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I got goosebumps. Really. This was a lovely piece. 🙂
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Thanks – that’s lovely to hear! I figured it was long overdue for me to redress the balance having referred to her as feral on more than one occasion 🙂
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Beautiful! (And I love her choice of eyewear.)
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She’s certainly original I have to say. Yesterday evening she stripped off and jumped into the pool while I was cleaning out storm debris from it. I was cold with four layers on – she didn’t bat an eyelid.
Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed it – always lovely to hear from you.
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Lovely! Thanks for sharing and Enjoy Your Weekend.
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Thanks for the follow – appreciated!
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Loved this prose! So beautiful!! 🙂
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Thanks Nayana! Really appreciate you taking the time to read and leave such a lovely comment. Thanks also for following – hope you’ll find plenty here to keep you entertained 🙂
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