wow, dropping max off at his summer art class was surprisingly emotional. as we were getting out of the car, his energy shifted from excitement to nervousness. he said to me, “i get frightened when around new people, sometimes, mommy.”
“ah, i understand.”
“that is why i hid in my bedroom when that girl was over at our house.” (speaking of a recent guest close to his age)
“yeah, sometimes it takes a little time to get comfortable around new people. that makes sense.”
“yeah.”
and we walked hand and hand into the classroom. bella on one side of me, max on the other. the little talk we had in the car seemed to shift his energy back, opened him up again. he hugged and kissed us both goodbye for the two hour duration he’d be living without bella and i by his side. it was a tender moment. my baby is growing up. and it is so exciting to be witness to it.
for a while there, as ya’ll may or may not remember, i was really down on myself for not doing cute kid crafts with my children. even at the time i was feeling this way, the common sense part of my brain was telling me (and a few wise mamas, too) that there was no need to worry, “if you listen, your children will lead you to where they want to go.” and yes, the do. they certainly do. as max and bella get older, i see how so many of my early year worries were entirely unfounded.
