Maybe it’s because I’ve been away for work for a bit and I’m overly emotional.
Maybe it’s because I worry about literally every situation my kids could possibly get into to. Past, present and future.
I worry they’ll grow up wrong.
I worry they’ll remember their childhoods painfully. Or without joy. Or not at all.
I worry they’ll never want to see us when they are no longer mandated by law to live with us.
I worry.
So when I came home to find this homework assignment that my daughter did it almost killed me with joy.
The assignment was to write about an ” Ordinary Miracle” in your life, and my daughter decided to write about her brother.
Waaaaa!! I can’t even think about it because it just makes me melt.
I am not allowed by the laws of teenagehood to show you the actual assignment, but let me tell you, it’s amazing.
I am really close to my sister, and my husband is super close to his sisters too – so the fact that she wrote about her brother as her ordinary miracle will bring a smile to my face for a long time. Forever maybe.
It was an extraordinary miracle to me.
Apr 06, 2014 @ 21:26:03
That is awesome! Way to go Kera! Neha, you have great kids — in large part because they have great parents. You should be very, very proud.
Apr 06, 2014 @ 21:45:10
Thanks Wendy. I’m trying really really hard.
Apr 06, 2014 @ 22:34:29
I can so relate to all of the worrying–right down to my kids remembering the childhood trials and not the childhood joy. š
What a joy for you that your daughter wrote about her brother. š You should be proud!
Looking forward to reading more!
Apr 07, 2014 @ 08:50:48
Nature-nurture? In this case your children have both. It’s no accident that a smart, funny and nice woman has raised nice children. Pat yourself on the back:)
Apr 07, 2014 @ 09:05:48
So sweet!
Apr 07, 2014 @ 19:13:36
So great! I would be melting too if I were in your shoes. Maybe when my daughter & son grow up (and they stop calling each other butthead), they will do something awesome like this. One can hope, right?!