Parents treasure all sorts of moments with their children for various reasons. When I quit working full time last June, I expected to treasure the opportunity to volunteer in classrooms, attend playdates with friends and just play with the kids.
What I've discovered as one of the greatest treasures is the quiet moments. The times when your baby girl is sick, and has been for days, and you have the time to just rub her back while she lays in her crib after her nap. Or the minutes after a 3-year-old's meltdown, when he's regaining his composure, and you can sit next to him for support without saying a word. Or during the five-minute walk home from school, when even if no words are spoken, you know exactly whether your son had a good or bad day.
No words are spoken, nothing needs to be said, but so much happens during those quiet moments.
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Those are my favorite too...Sometimes people ask How I could do it...stnad all that time alone with Kaitlyn, but these moments you're talking about it makes it wonderful..I get to be that person.
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