Mommy Ever After » equality http://mommyeverafter.com Mommy Blog - Rebecca Fox Starr Sun, 09 May 2021 17:55:47 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.37 On Peace. http://mommyeverafter.com/mommyhood/on-peace/ http://mommyeverafter.com/mommyhood/on-peace/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:53:32 +0000 http://mommyeverafter.wordpress.com/?p=2863 This afternoon, on a walk down our street, my daughter held her two fingers in the air (as she has been known to do) and said, “Peace, man.” To whom, I don’t know. I like to think it was to every man. But that’s just me. And her gesture got me thinking about words and Continue Reading

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]]> This afternoon, on a walk down our street, my daughter held her two fingers in the air
(as she has been known to do)
and said, “Peace, man.”
To whom, I don’t know. I like to think it was to every man. But that’s just me.
And her gesture got me thinking about words
and concepts
like peace
and equality
and how I will teach these things to my little member of the future.
And what a coincidence it is that this very month last year
I attempted my very first lesson to her.
Remember this?

She may not,
but I always will.
As my daughter’s baby steps have turned into confident strides,
I hope that our country-
our world-
will follow her lead.
For if she can hold up her hands and wish for peace,
why the heck can’t everyone else?
 

 

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