It has recently occurred to me that my kids no longer use kid-talk. Mae doesn't 'reNember' things anymore. Kyler doesn't ask me to 'back-forward' (rewind) the movie. And neither of them ever use curse words because they are fully aware of which words will get them into trouble. I can't pinpoint exactly what day this happened, but it seems to all have happened at once. They are suddenly big kids and it makes me sad. I wish time didn't have to be so straightforward. I mostly like living in the here and now, but it would sure be nice to hold my babies again.
Okay, enough of the emotional baby stuff. Here's a good reason that I LOVE the age that my kids are:
Last night, we were enthralled in the longest game EVER of Uno. I told Mae that she should go pop us some popcorn and she got really excited because she loves popcorn. As she eagerly tried to stand up from the floor while at the same time sprinting to the kitchen, she somehow stepped on her own hand and went somersaulting into the kitchen. She was laughing, but didn't want to lose any time so she gracefully rolled out of the somersault and jogged to the microwave, leaving Kyler and me to wonder what had just happened.
A few minutes later, as Mae walked back into the living room with a large bowl of popcorn, Kyler and I were still trying to reenact her folly. She said, "No, you're doing it wrong. It's like this." She then was able to show us exactly how she had stepped on her own hand while twisting into a jumping run. She asked me quite seriously, "What, have you never stepped on your own hand and fallen down?"
I can honestly say that in all of my thirty years, no, I have never accidentally (nor purposely) stepped on my own hand and fallen down. That takes true talent. Mae revealed to me that this was not the first time it happened. Apparently, it also happened at school last year. I'm not sure whether to laugh or feel sorry, but I do take pride in the fact that she can laugh at herself because that's really a great characteristic to have.
I believe that time is an illusion and though you can't see it at this moment, those moments are still alive in the universe....I had a dream like that, remember.
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