Reminder.

If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first,and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off mywatch, and watch with my eyes. I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play. I would run through morefields and gaze at more stars. I’d do more hugging and less tugging.

If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from “If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again”

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decideforever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
 ~Elizabeth Stone