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| Mary and Bubbles - Summer 2012 |
A bad thing happen this week to a lot of little kids in a Connecticut school. I’m glad you aren’t old enough to understand it so I don’t have to explain it to you…because I barely understand it myself.
Last night you weren’t feeling well. You woke up at midnight calling for me, when I went in your room you said “Tummy hurt” so we sat in the rocking chair and rocked for a bit. You rested your head on my chest and I sang to you. I breathed in this moment and thought how right then, in my arms, I know you are 100% safe.
Would it be okay if Mommy and Daddy put you in a bubble? I want to put you in a bubble so nothing bad will happen to you and so you don’t have to see bad things happen to others. Maybe it’s silly, but it reminds me of “Finding Nemo” –
Marlin: I promised I'd never let anything happen to him.
Dory: Hmm. That's a funny thing to promise…Well, you can't never let anything happen to him. Then nothing would ever happen to him. Not much fun for little Harpo.
You are already growing up so much and I can’t stop it. Someday you are going to walk to school and I can only imagine I will hold my breath when you leave my sight and exhale once I see you again… I have to let you grow and hope I have prepared you to have well enough to make good choices and have a little productive life of your own.
Good things are going to happen to you and some bad things will, too – that’s how the world works. Let’s just hope the good is really good and the bad, isn’t so bad.
I love you!