Grew up surrounded by books, but never really believed that I was smart beyond my years until those years were long gone! (I suppose that's why I'm still such a sweet, unassuming and delightful old lady at nearly-70?)
::Simpers sweetly, just to keep in practise::
Have you ever read a book called "The Bone People" by New Zealand author Keri Hulme? There's a lady with an amazing command of language and evocation, whose juggling with and romping around in the flavour of words delighted my reader's soul! The story she presents can be totally engrossing and gut-wrenching, as parts of this one are, but at the same time, one revels in the multiple 'tastes' of the creation.
Your Sammy apparently contains so many emotions in her small being that they overcome her at times, just as they used to (and maybe still do) overwhelm us so-called 'grownups'. How wonderful that you recognise and help her cope with the 'meltdown' times or the can't-sleep and/or afraid-to-sleep times, and know not to tell her she's naughty to be so 'difficult'!
Parenting can be a strain, a struggle beyond earlier imaginings, but how great it is to learn our own selves through accepting our kids' expressions of who they are becoming.
Happy reading!! Books are WINGS! (And a random hug for Sammy, just because she's so vibrant!)
Reading, like music, is life....
Grew up surrounded by books, but never really believed that I was smart beyond my years until those years were long gone! (I suppose that's why I'm still such a sweet, unassuming and delightful old lady at nearly-70?)
::Simpers sweetly, just to keep in practise::
Have you ever read a book called "The Bone People" by New Zealand author Keri Hulme? There's a lady with an amazing command of language and evocation, whose juggling with and romping around in the flavour of words delighted my reader's soul! The story she presents can be totally engrossing and gut-wrenching, as parts of this one are, but at the same time, one revels in the multiple 'tastes' of the creation.
Your Sammy apparently contains so many emotions in her small being that they overcome her at times, just as they used to (and maybe still do) overwhelm us so-called 'grownups'. How wonderful that you recognise and help her cope with the 'meltdown' times or the can't-sleep and/or afraid-to-sleep times, and know not to tell her she's naughty to be so 'difficult'!
Parenting can be a strain, a struggle beyond earlier imaginings, but how great it is to learn our own selves through accepting our kids' expressions of who they are becoming.
Happy reading!! Books are WINGS! (And a random hug for Sammy, just because she's so vibrant!)