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On Peace.

mommyeverafter — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:53:32 +0000

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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And speaking of

mommyeverafter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:07:52 +0000

rainbows,
tonight, as I read my daughter her bedtime story,
I looked down at her piggies

and spotted her most recent adornment; a beaded rainbow anklet.

She must have picked it up, somewhere between teeth brushing and lullabies.
And I couldn’t help but to think two things:
She’s right! Who doesn’t need to bring a rainbow, beaded anklet to da crib
and
my daughter is officially cooler than I am.
But seriously.
Beads are the new black.
At least that’s what she said.

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“The lovers, the dreamers and me.”

mommyeverafter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:47:21 +0000

It’s no wonder that my daughter’s newest favorite song is “Rainbow Connection”.

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By the way, in case I forgot to mention it,

mommyeverafter — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:53:37 +0000

It is my hope that when my daughter is in high school, she looks back on this photo and groans;
not because she is embarrassed that she lived with a mother who dressed her up for rainbow colored photo opps,
but because she is embarrassed to have lived in a country where equality was, at one time, not a right, but a privilege,
and where love was not, in fact, all that one needed.
I hope that someday soon we all look back on this picture and groan,
at this victory, both enormous and minute,
as we remember a time when this country still had a lot of growing up to do.
So here’s to love, marriage, babies and equality for all,
and may peace be with you.

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