Wednesday, April 23, 2014
tick tock
i stood outside the kids' room, listening to them talk and laugh. had a flash of the future, some christmas eve 25 years from now, with them back home, tucking in their own kids. i thought of my future self, watching them, thinking back on tonight when they were just kids, laughing about fairies and magic stars. i teared up, went inside for hugs/kisses/snuggles, round two. rubbed warm bellies, held squishy fingers between my own and tried very hard to imprint the video of the night in my mind so when the future comes, i can know i did everything i could to stop time.
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I love this post. I was watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty the other night, and there's a line (I won't spoil it for you if you haven't seen it) that reminds me of this. It can be so difficult to try to stay present. Life gets so busy and we get so stressed out. I'm glad you're able to. I'm still working on it. Love you.
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