glimmer of profundity
Posted on May 15, 2007
Filed Under kids, parenting, suburban joys, praise |

I know, I know, I’ve fallen off the grid and who could blame you loyal fans, all twelve of you, for going elsewhere? Five days with nothing new to say is a long, long time in the blogosphere.
But I have just one thing to share today, one glimmer of profundity that has made its way to the forefront of my spring addled brain and its actually not my genius that I have to share but that of my five year old.
The whole thing went down like this…
Me: “Hey, O; what do you want for breakfast?”
O: “I think I’ll have Life.”
Me: “Life it is. I have Life. I’ve got a whole box of Life right here in the cabinet.”
Me (calling upstairs to G who was deciding which iteration of pink she should wear to school. Pink t-shirt? Pink pants? The cute velour skirt in magenta that has a tiny tortoiseshell belt buckle?): “Hey, G; O wants Life. What do you want?”
There was a prolonged pause, silence indicating great contemplation. I was thinking, what can be so thought provoking about this question? At our house it’s Life, Cheerios or Cornflakes every single day. It all became clear when she blurted out her answer with great satisfaction.
G: “Peace, Mom. I want peace.”
Me (shaking my head with wonder. So smugly satisfied that I gave birth to this lovely little creature with global philosophies): “Well actually I was talking about breakfast cereal not your hopes for the Middle East, Iraq and the continent of Africa. But oh how I wish I could serve up a little peace with a teaspoon of sugar and a cup of milk. Alas, dear daughter, I’m not in charge of such things. If only I was, if only I was.”
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