Grrls

 I had an archenemy as a kid. Not really. Just sort of an elementary scapegoat that I could lay the blame on in my mind. I was a funny kid that liked to read and be silly so my enemies stayed in my subconscious. But having a little girl, you see the mean girls rear their heads.

Charlie is a lot like me. She marches to her own beat, and I love that. But sometimes that beat strikes the wrong chord and I see her cut off. Cut out of things.  And it sucks. I know the feeling. It stings just as bad as an adult. I am so spoiled with my childhood friends. At any moment they will have my back. They get me and they love me and my kids unconditionally. As I do them and theirs. 


I was speaking with another mom just this week about how hard it is to watch from the sidelines as your child faces rejection or drama in social situations. How hard it is to bite your tongue and just hug them right. To snuggle next to them and tell them stories of all the awkward and hurtful moments you had at their age and how it made you find the right people for you. The ones that would stick. The ones that had some depth to them. 


There are lots of shallow waters out there. I want Charlie to know she deserves a deeper swim. 

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