These are the words spoken by my son last night and again this morning as he crawled into my bed with Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling. He was sporting a wide grin to go along with his sly sense of humor, a geneal inheritance from his grandfather I suspect.
In our house we read. Everyone reads. When my son was in kindergarten he begged me to teach him to read. Begged. Daily. I was too busy in the moments when he was home, preparing meals, looking at homework with his sister and I worked at night a lot. So I never taught him to read then. In the first grade he learned to read at the speed of light. If I get a book from the library and leave it lying around the kids will pick it up and read it because it’s there. I learn from my kids everyday. I learn because they teach me about what they are discovering but also because they can be such wonderful role models for me as to how I can live my life. They are in the moment about everything they do. Being a parent doesn’t mean we have just downloaded a program of ultimate answers to all of life’s questions. We’re still kids learning too. I am learning to be in the moment and enjoy what is here right now.
So we read. Jacob and I, all snug and cosy under the blankets like a couple of kittens, read together, taking turns. This morning reading was a metaphor for loving each other in that moment disguised as a 3D Harry Potter book. J.K. Rowling really did give kids the tools to make magic happen. Thank goodness and happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today. I certainly have a lot to be thankful for.
Namaste!
Bianca
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