Soon there will be closed doors and independence, and we will pine for the days when she needed to feel our hand on her back before she could sleep.
It’s 8 p.m., and we’re segueing from the hectic high of the day to the mellow low ofDownstairs, an explosion of dishes, laundry and toys is waiting to be dealt with. Upstairs, the kids are, a glass of water, a hug—anything to keep us with them for one more minute. All I want is to wrap up this part of the day so I can descend into the fray before I lose the energy to scrub the pots.
“Mommy, will you lie down with me?” my daughter asks. And I sigh because it’s not really on the schedule. But I also. So I get under her pink duvet in the quiet dim of her room, and she pulls my face close. She smells like bath soap and warm milk, and she whispers, “Let’s talk about our day.” It’s a ritual we started when she was small, as part of the last moments we spend together every night. We reflect on the day: What was fun, what was tough, what made us happy, what made us sad. It’s here in her bed that I learn the most about her, and she learns the most about me. And sometimes it’s the first time all day we’ve actually touched in a meaningful way. Inevitably she closes her eyes she pulls my hand toward her, comforted in the knowledge that I’m right beside her.
I never intended to be a parent who would lie down with her kids until they fell asleep. On the contrary, I had it in my head that kids should fall asleep on their own, tucked in with the lights off. Not just because we still have a life to live after our children are in bed, but because I believed it was in their best interest toMy beliefs have shifted in the nearly five years since I became a parent. My oldest daughter has always needed us close by to fall asleep.
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