By some standards, I wasn’t a great mother. My kids never had a bouncy-house birthday, never went to Disney, never played sports with a peewee league. Not only did I intentionally deprive my children of these experiences, I also never made good on my vow to drop quarters in a therapy jar so they’d at least have a starter stash for counseling when they got older.
Beautiful & hopeful story! And yes you were/are a great Mother. And your intelligent, adventurous and contributing daughters are just two awesome examples. ❤️❤️
‘ And, it waited all that time, possibly bearing witness, from inside its modest, brown exoskeleton, to the steady parade of life energy through that kitchen – baby ducks and neighboring dogs, ailing chickens and injured songbirds, exuberant children and steady partner. It waited until the spring sun reignited its urge to transform. It waited long enough for me to learn.’
Love this one!
Thanks, Mary! Grateful for you.
Beautiful & hopeful story! And yes you were/are a great Mother. And your intelligent, adventurous and contributing daughters are just two awesome examples. ❤️❤️
And, apparently, I attract ego-bolstering friends. Thanks, Lyn! :)
Awesome!!
Thanks, Barry!
Isn't biology Fantastic! Looking forward to having these stories in a book!
Never-ending fascination. Thanks Tom & Linda. :)
This-
‘ And, it waited all that time, possibly bearing witness, from inside its modest, brown exoskeleton, to the steady parade of life energy through that kitchen – baby ducks and neighboring dogs, ailing chickens and injured songbirds, exuberant children and steady partner. It waited until the spring sun reignited its urge to transform. It waited long enough for me to learn.’
will forevermore be one of my favorite passages.
It was a marvelous experience. Thanks for sharing in it with me, Roe.
You are a gifted writer - look forward to reading all your wonderful "scratches".
Thank you, Janet. I appreciate your comment!