Over here today. To supplement my Dear AC post (obviously still on my mind) I wrote about the differences in all of us and, more importantly (to me anyway) how this subject pertains to our twins. I know… I don’t tend to let go of things easily. I’m a begrudging, petty kind of person, I admit it.
I know the ACs of this world will always have something to say because, as Dave said, they have time to kill, but I will continue doing my small part holding their foreheads while they try and swat swat swat me with their short, funny little arms. (My brother taught me that one. And he was right—when you’re on the other side, it’s kind of a lot of fun. See? That’s me. Being petty. Hi!)
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Dude, there is a comments character limit over there! So I’ll leave this here … I often feel like it’s my child that’s teaching me, about humanity, compassion, kindness, fairness, curiosity, sadness, anger, even outrage at all the cruelty out there … like I’m remembering how to feel again, after so much disillusionment, disappointment and numbness. It’s also been extremely humbling and I’m grateful for it. It’s definitely the ultimate experience, both inspiring and heartbreaking to see the world again through his eyes. It makes me want to be a better parent and a better person, period, for him.
I still don’t understand the whole mommy wars thing - even just in that, there are so many ways to be a good parent, we are all different, and so are children - as you said even children within the same family! Why would anyone proscribe one childrearing view across all families, or cut down someone who does something differently? Life is hard enough, I wish we realized us moms (and dads, too) need to stick together out there.
That was an excellent post!!
Alright, I did it. I can’t stay away anymore. I made my own little blog. Here it is.
http://shiksaplease.blogspot.com/
you are the wind beneath my wings.