When they were four and five they shared things with each other.
"Boo, look at the sucker I got at the bank with mom!"
"Bubby, look at this cool sticker I got at the doctor's office."
The older they got, the less they seemed to share the little things in life. Their gender difference, such a non issue in the preschool years, slowly caused a small gap in their interests. Then a bigger gap as he could often be found rolling his eyes and saying, "What's up with her?"
So it brought me great joy to catch this moment on film. In the middle of a crazy night when the house was full of friends, he came in with his brand new pair of track shoes. To get these shoes we took him to a special track store that analyzes your gait and recommends specific styles of running shoes.
He was more than excited and even took them for a quick run around the neighborhood on nighttime streets that were pitch black.
She seemed definately interested, without coaching from me, when he came in the door with his new treasures. And for a split second I could see them as five year olds again. Sharing the important life stuff with each other.
It hardly even mattered that the prized possession cost a lot more money than the free stickers we used to get at the doctor's office and the free suckers we got at the bank.
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You can SEE the pleasure on his face. And I don't think it's JUST the shoes. You have such a way of capturing the moment and then saying so eloquently what the moment is about. We're still in the lollipop/sticker phase over here I have to thank you for making me see how great things are AND how great things are going to be.
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