Last night I was worrying about LB. No real reason for the worry, I just saw all the days of her life stretched out before us, and the thought of how much tragedy could befall her in those countless days scared me. I tried just to fall asleep and all I could see was fire. So I went to her room and watched her sleep, watched the moments safely slip by.
Tomek followed me to her room and I told him about the worry I was feeling. I went back to bed and he knelt beside me, stroking my hair back off my forehead and talking to me. I can't remember any of what he said, but the bad thoughts dissipated.
There was just his soothing voice, his touch. Nothing more. And I slept.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
There's always love
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That is so sweet; Tomek is a good man.
You know the ironic part is that as she grows you will give her advice to help her avoid the tragedies and pitfalls. You'll say, "If so-and-so is being mean then don't play with them." And, "No need to worry about this-and-that because it will be okay in the end." And yada yada.
And then you're going to pause and realize that these are the same things your parents told you. And you're going to realize how right they were, and how you could've avoid so many growing pains if only you had actually listened to your parents.
And then you're going to realize that, just like you, LB isn't going to pay attention, and no matter how much you try to steer her from tragedies and pitfalls, she will still walk straight into many of them.
In the end, if you raise her right --with love, and patience, and mutual respect-- she will have the tools to cope with those tragedies and pitfalls.
That's beautiful. I love when men are all strong and comforting like that. It's sweet.
listen to shenry. he is a wise man. thats what i call him. shenry the wise.
you comfort LB like tomek comforts you. :)
and that really was perfect, shenry.
So true shenry, so true. But looking at her now as she's so small and dependent, it's hard to believe that one day I won't be able to protect her from everything. Sigh.
mush: me too, just makes me fall in love all over again
ghost: shenry the wise, yes indeedly-doo.
moi: that's true. comfort is so nice, given and received.
I deny any claim to the Cloak of Wisdom. I don't know shit, and nobody should ever pay attention to anything I'm say.
I've lived this moment, almost exactly.
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