I was downstairs in the family room folding laundry (surprise, there). There girls were playing in the living room above me, which was only a half of a flight of steps away. I was lost in my own thoughts a little bit, foldingfoldingfolding, when the girls’ chatter escalated just enough to break through my navel-gazing. From the sound of things, Saoirse was helping Quinn learn her colors, and had quickly grown exasperated:
SK: “Quinn! We’ve been talking about it every single day when Mom doesn’t see us and I’m not at school.”
Quinn: (unintelligible)
SK: “You know what it is!”
Quinn: “Pink!”
SK: “Yes! You got it! Now, do you know what color this is?”
I stopped in mid-fold to write down what they were saying. It took me 24 years of life to decide to become a teacher. And, to tell you the truth, I thought I was a pretty decent one at the time. But Saoirse is four, and insists that she doesn’t want to have any other job in the world when she grows up than being a mom. She’s got me beat by a mile.
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