i'm not good with transitions. and though i own a car that is a stick shift...hey, i want to CONTROL my transitions into each gear as i climb the mountains....there is no such mechanism for life. don't hold on, it's all an automatic.
the oldest scarletspark has transitioned from being 7 years of age to beginning her 8th year on this planet. this occuring the first week of august, i'm still not used to the idea that she is becoming an adolescent. i see her grappling with what it means to be a girl...asking questions that clearly are meant to clarify her identity. we had a lengthy discussion on what it means to be a "fancy girl" which she strongly noted that i am not. this because, well, mom plays sports, wears pants and rarely paints her face or nails. who knew that being fancy took that much work?
......emma shoots her own self portrait.....the youngest scarletspark has transitioned to first grade, becoming a full fledged school-aged child. i see her thriving amongst her peers already and though she is still the most petite of the group, she still insists on hanging with the boy posse. and while i caught her peeing like a boy the other day in the bathroom..."mom, i like peeing like that...it's fun to put the seat up"....she still wears dresses everyday. it's confusing to be 6, coming to understand social norms.
.....emma capturing her sister......daddyspark has just transitioned from being a doctoral student to doctor. three months of writing his dissertation to completion has officially stripped away the "high school dropout" that he once was. a ph.d. six years in the making will do that.
and well, myself, i find that the lines that have etch-a-sketched themselves permanently into the corners of my eyes are reminders of my own transitions....to not hold on too tightly to this time right now....enjoy the last month of being 34....get your ass in gear to finish the ph.d....prepare for the new class, new students you will be teaching in a month....love every moment as it passes to the next.....and not forgetting to shift to fifth gear and let go.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Emma!!!
Please pass on my congrats to your hubby for becoming a Doctor. That's so cool. You're next!
8 doesn't seem all that adolescent to me. I think I'll live in denial a bit longer seeing as my 8 year old is getting very close to 9. Sometimes there is enough attitude that she could possibly be 14.
I second the birthday wishes to Emma... Wish we'd been able to be there for her celebration. And big big congrats too to daddyspark!! I hope he is as proud of himself as I know the rest of you (and us too!) are!!
Oh, and as usual... very very well written. You are a talented girl, my dear. :)
It is so funny how similar are posts are and they were written the same day. I just wish I had your amazing writing style. ;-)
CONGRATS to Rob! and GOOD LUCK to You!
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