Comfortably Numb

Anyone catching on to my blog titles? Heh. They really have nothing to do with the subject of the blog. Well, at least not for the most part.

Anywho, my oldest daughter's birthday is in a week. She'll be five. The time passed so quickly. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that she was born. Now, she's in school and starting to sound smarter than both her parents. Heh. Normally, this would be the point where I'd say that I want another baby. Not this time. I got my other baby a year and a half ago. She's great, amazing and oh so cute, but the last thing I want is another one. I'm happy with my two girls and wouldn't change anything. Okay, that's a lie. There are a few things I would change, but those are things about myself, not my family. It makes me a little sad to see my babies growing so quickly. But, it is something that must happen and there's nothing you can do to stop it. You can try to shelter them, keep them "safe" from the world, but would any good parent want to do that? How are they ever going to learn how to take care of themselves if you cut them off from what's happening in the world around them? They won't. I've met people who have led sheltered lives and they have no idea how to function in the real world. No social skills, no way to adapt to their surroundings. It's sad. I don't want my girls growing up that way. They are going to get exposed to all sorts of things. The only thing I can do is make the attempt to explain and help them understand what they see and hear and how to deal with it.

I can't save them from a broken heart, I can't cut them off from all the good and bad things that they will experience throughout their lives. I will be there for them and help them through their journey, no matter what. That's the best I can do.

Peace, love and fluffy bunnies

~karmi~