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Sunday, September 9, 2007
What a moment!
The other day I was sitting on the floor of my daughter’s room waiting for her to venture back in and play. Actually, that’s not quite true. It was more like in a state of utter exhaustion I collapsed in a heap and begged her to come back, so I wouldn’t have to run after her yet again.
As she stood in the hall examining the vacuum cleaner, she acknowledged my pleas and smiled. I thought I was simply going to have to chase her again. The smile usually proceeds a quick toddle down the hall. But this time, she started walking toward my position. I braced myself for her typical lunge at my feet where her toys were. There was no lunge. She walked up, put her arms around me and gave me a big hug. She then pulled away and gave me a kiss.
Wow! I was blown away. Normally, I have to beg for a hug and kiss. This was completely unsolicited. I started to tear up just in time for her to hug me yet again. I was shocked. As I tried to revel in the moment, she pulled away and located her blocks and commenced to playing.
For a minute, I simply sat back and watched. I really couldn’t do much else I was so stunned by the moment. But I quickly recovered and began to quiz her on the color of her toys. We were back into the routine.
Being a parent affords us moments when our child breaks from the norm and does something special. Sometimes those things are simple. Other times they are moments we will remember forever. That simple hug and kiss will be something I treasure for a long time. And I will even forget the fact that she smacked me in the head with a block moments later. The hug and kiss made it all better.
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