Odd dream

I had the strangest dream this morning. I dream a lot anyway, but especially when I'm sleeping off a migraine. Maybe it's the medication, I don't know. Anyway, I dreamt that I was able to go back in time a few years to when my kids were a little smaller. There was some kind of spell attached to this though: if I spoke to them I would return to the Present. I was so amazed to see my kids little again- My son was playing while I hugged my daughter tight, and I was so surprised that she was just the right size for me to rest my chin on top of her blond head once again, that I said "...Oh!" because of the wonder of it all. And then I realized that I had broken the spell and "oh!" became "oh noooo!", as I felt myself getting sucked back into the Present and I just had time enough to cry out to them "Stay little!". Then I was Here again. Then I woke up. This felt kind of sad afterwards, but later on I thought: my kids are still kids (15 and 6 1/2)- whew! So, I just want to tell you that kids grow up so fast, so you should enjoy every minute of their "littleness", even the icky stuff like changing diapers and wiping noses :o)

nb: image made with a little help from typogenerator.

Comments

[Michele]

Three years ago I found out how fast time really does fly. My grandparents passed away 6 weeks apart. All of a sudden the 38 years they were with me was something I wanted to deparately cling to. How fast it went. Later when I found pictures of them when they were little, did it occur to me that 93 and 88 years went by so fast and that even they were someones babies once. :) Keep dreaming!!!

[Siri]

What a sweet, sweet reminder. Thank you.

[Lilou's Mummy]

Yes - the time does fly. Your little ones are still little, and darling little ones, to boot. Keep them safe in your heart, and keep those milk teeth and wisps of baby hair in a safe place. I loved the photo ...
Don't be sad, think of that lovely text by Khalil Gibran ... "your children live in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, even in your dreams".
Each one of us belongs to a certain time and space. That is just how it is ...