Tagged With: Children
2nd Cup of Coffee, 3/1/19: REMEMBER ‘CAT’S IN THE CRADLE’?
She sat in IHOP, ignoring the most precious things in her life. A young mom, she’d brought her two daughters, Sevenish and Threeish, to sit eating all-you-can-eat pancakes, while she hunched over her phone, 13 or so inches in front of her face, with Someone Somewhere else. The girls knew. Their occasional tentative “Mommy?”s were … Continue reading
2nd Cup of Coffee, 11/30/18: “WHAT? SAY THAT AGAIN?”
KIDS SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS “Close the curtains,” requested a tot, sitting in a pool of bright light. “The sun’s looking at me too hard.” Someone asked a youngster when he would turn 6. He replied, “When I’m tired of being 5.” Seeing her first hailstorm, a 3-year-old exclaimed, “Mommy! It’s raining dumplings!” As her … Continue reading
QTMs for 11/12/15 – THE HUMOR OF THE LAMBS
Three-year-old Gabriel, was intently playing when his father began to talk to him. “Shhh! Shhhh, Daddy.” Gabriel said sternly. “I’m playing and I have to listen to my imagination.” Laughter is a powerful tool in a powerless situation. ….. Charles Chaplin JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After … Continue reading
QTMs for 10/6/15: AREN’T THE KIDS’ PRAYERS CUTE?
I grew up listening to old folks pray. Well, you know. Adults. They taught me how to pray. They didn’t know they were, but they did. I watched and listened, because even as a little kid I tended to hang back and observe. Spending all these intervening years from then until now, you’d think I’d have learned a … Continue reading