Thursday, August 28, 2008
Mama Draw Love?
Lilith and I have drawing time almost everyday. During this time she makes various drawing requests from me. Usually her favorites are; sooty, mailbox (think Blues Clues), tree, or puppy. Today she took me by surprise by saying, "Mama draw love?" What do you draw to convey the feeling of love to a 2 year old? I could draw her, but that is corney and not specific enough. Hearts and flowers aren't really love. A kiss is and act but not necessarily love. She says she loves Sooty so I could draw them playing but then I think Sooty only tolerates Lilith at this point so that really isn't love. I settled on a picture of us hugging. It was the best I could do. It was woefully inadequate. I tried to explain how much I love her and how my whole life changed when she was born. How I am a better person because of her. I told her how on even really bad days, her smile makes me feel so much better. How I would do almost anything for her. How part of my loving her was a desire to protect her and keep her safe. How some of the rules we have were because we love her. How she is the most important thing in the world to me. I told her how many people love her (Daddy, Jo Anna (my mother), Daddy's mother (hey, I was trying to be positive) and Daddy's father and stepmother, his sisters, and our friends, etc). I told her I would always love her no matter what. Even when she does bad things or when I am in a bad mood, I still love her. Then I remembered she is only two years old and that I will be having this conversation again, and again. I decided to end it there and gave her a big hug and told her, "Mama Loves Lilith!". She smiled and looked at my picture. Then she asked, "Mama draw sad?"
My little baby is growing so much more than just physically.
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