Intelligence Among Us

Yesterday morning was hard for Chloe.  She couldn’t sleep the night before so she was tired in the morning.  She got upset about not being able to find an outfit she wanted to wear.  On the way to day care she started to cry and talked about how much she missed Mommy.  Mel was totally fine.  When we got to the day care we sat on the grass and talked about Cindy and why Chloe was missing her so much at that time.  I said that I’m sure she was looking down from heaven and could see them and Chloe said, “Why would I look up at the sky?  If she is there why can’t I see her?”  Good question and I had no idea how to answer it.

We talked for a few more minutes and then went in.  When Brenda, the wonderful woman at the day care, saw Chloe she scooped her up onto her lap and comforted her in such an incredibly compassionate way. Chloe melted into her arms and told her why she was feeling sad. It brought me a lot of comfort to see my little girl being taken care of like that. It also reinforced to me that it doesn’t matter where love and caring come from. All that matters is that the more of it they have in their lives the better. Thank you Brenda.

There is a 10 year old named Megan at the day care who is such an amazing kid. Shortly after Cindy’s death she spent her own money to buy the girls the most beautiful little stuffed animals. Yesterday when she saw Chloe was upset she did both the girls’ hair in beautiful braids. It was nice but it also made me wonder how I can be such a tool when it comes to braids and a 10 year old can be such a whiz. Her parents should be so proud and the girls look up to her so much.