Thursday, June 02, 2005
Anyone who is a parent knows parenting is not an exact science. We question just about everything we do. Did I let him have to much freedom? Was I too over protective? Bottle or breastfeed? Cloth or disposable? Did I tramatize her forever by not letting her have (fill in the blank)?

They do silly things, and test the boundaries, making us wonder if anything we say sinks in. Or, it makes us question if we told them the right things. Maybe I should have done that different. Did I say the wrong thing. Did I miss something?

We wonder if we have done right by them, and helped them become the best person they could be. And, then sometimes, in small ways, they let us know we have. On Friday night my son called me from work to tell me to look outside. Here's what I found:

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We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.~Gloria Gaither

He knows I love rainbows, and he knew this would make me smile. Yep, I did good!
posted by Kelly @ 6/02/2005 12:37:00 PM  
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