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Posted by Slowplum
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6/18/2002 02:38:00 PM
Here is a snippet of my life.
the story. my daughter comes up to me a while back and says "i know a sekrit. a deliciously yummy sekrit. and i'm not tellin' nobody."
i say "not even me?"
she says "ok but just you!"
i say "well, what is it punkin?"
she looks around all conspiratorial-like, and then creeps up close and angelic whispers "i love you to the moon! and you are the bestest in the world!"
she told me this not minutes after i gave her crap for not cleaning up after herself.
the secret she taught me was the secret of unconditional love. that it does indeed exist in others, and it isn't just me. unconditional love is possible and you should settle for nothing less.
out of the mouths of babes...in any case, it isn't as big a deal as it seemed, not to anyone outside of myself. but the line struck a chord. Children open up your eyes in unfathomable ways. It is amazing.
When I think about what I did before kids, it feels both hollow and good. Good because I didn't know any better, hollow because now I know what I was missing.
Some (not all but SOME) single people hate to hear parents gush about kids. They can't comprehend it until they are in the moment.
Is that interesting enough, D? :P
the story. my daughter comes up to me a while back and says "i know a sekrit. a deliciously yummy sekrit. and i'm not tellin' nobody."
i say "not even me?"
she says "ok but just you!"
i say "well, what is it punkin?"
she looks around all conspiratorial-like, and then creeps up close and angelic whispers "i love you to the moon! and you are the bestest in the world!"
she told me this not minutes after i gave her crap for not cleaning up after herself.
the secret she taught me was the secret of unconditional love. that it does indeed exist in others, and it isn't just me. unconditional love is possible and you should settle for nothing less.
out of the mouths of babes...in any case, it isn't as big a deal as it seemed, not to anyone outside of myself. but the line struck a chord. Children open up your eyes in unfathomable ways. It is amazing.
When I think about what I did before kids, it feels both hollow and good. Good because I didn't know any better, hollow because now I know what I was missing.
Some (not all but SOME) single people hate to hear parents gush about kids. They can't comprehend it until they are in the moment.
Is that interesting enough, D? :P