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A Whole New Cry
I heard a new cry today that broke my heart.
My oldest has joined the crowd of girls who run from one house to another along the street, switching houses every 30 minutes.
My youngest just BEAMED when they were in our house. She thought they had come to play with her! She squealed with delight, talked her head off and felt very special to be in the same room with them.
She’s kind of oblivious but what does it matter? I wish I was more oblivious to life.
Then they all came pounding down the stairs with her little legs moving as fast as they could to follow them down. Usually she screams for me to come get her since those stairs are quite scary, but not this time! She forgot because she was part of the crowd. Then they busted open the front door, ran outside and shut it behind them.
Shut it on her.
Not on purpose, mind you! They are a bunch of four year olds excited that it is warm enough to PLAY!
I heard her make a noise, like the air had been sucked out of her, and then this deep intake of breath.
With her head down she started walking back down the hallway, her eyes shut tightly almost in denial!
The she started this cry…this SOB…one I had not heard before. Pure hurt, not over a silly toy or that she has to go for nap, but HURT.
And with her eyes closed she ran right into my arms.
Because even without looking…
She KNEW I would be there.
Tags: Life
Bear does this to Lyon, what a heartbreaking thing to watch
Perhaps it’s my fragile emotional state, but this brought tears to my eyes. It starts very, very early but she does know you’re there.
So sad, but yet so sweet that she has a mama who is always there with arms open. I wish all kids had that.
Oh this broke my heart! It seriously brought tears to my eyes (must be the mother in me). How wonderful for her to know you’d be right there, with arms wide open.
Oh I hate seeing little ones in pain! And the only thing to comfort that pain is knowing their mama is there. nice job
This brought tears to my eyes too. I’m so sad for her.
Poor little girl. I dread moments of hurt like that for my girls. Feelings of being left out. Of feeling unloved and unbeautiful. I know that those moments will come though. So…I hope my girls will always feel close enough to me to come and cry in my arms. Always.
Oh my goodness. I am crying like a baby. Poor baby. She is lucky to know her mommy is always there.
oh, that made me so sad.
this has happened to Savannah.
breaks your heart, but I loved the last thing you said. Mommy’s are always there.
gah, can you tell I’m off the bloggin’ wagon…sorry I just posted under Savannah. seriously.
Tearing up! My heart breaks for her! My girls are 2 years apart and, although we haven’t had that happen (yet), I do see how much my youngest wants to be just like her big sis and I see her feelings getting hurt when her big sister doesn’t want to play with her!
Heartbreaking. Oh that is so sad. I think that’s what makes parenthood so hard, that you can’t just wrap them up in a quilt and rock them for the rest of their lives.