“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse.
“It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time,
not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”
(Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit)
They fly by so quickly … the days of ‘child’ … chubby hands, tiny voice.
When you’re in the middle of it, it certainly doesn’t feel ‘fast’,
but before you know it, the baby hands are gone … school is completely over (!)…
and the house is calm and quiet again (or for the first time).
A little Miss started to leave out the door after her appointment
and then quickly turned back, at the same time saying in her 2 year voice
“I forgot! … kisses! …”.
As a ‘Dee’ at heart, I gladly accepted them … my own little kisses have ‘flown away’!
Everyone knows nothing moves as quickly as a good time …
there’s also nothing as valuable as the image that takes you back to it.
(If you happen to currently live in a toddler house,
enjoy … oh my goodness, enjoy the season because they are yours
and they are THERE.
Take the nap that seems like a luxury once in awhile and work hard to find
the daily hour ‘just for you’ that refreshes and revives.
You won’t be ‘bushed’ for long … truly.
Love, Dee)
