I am spoiled indeed.
And then there are the two.
Two of my nieces boarded the plane back to Boston yesterday. Each time we part ways I wonder if they will remember. Remember how we giggled together. How I whispered secrets to them while cuddling them close. Remember how much I love them.
I remind myself that reconnecting can be like seeing "that special friend" again. You know the kind. The friend you don't have to keep in close contact with to know you love each other. You move effortlessly back into the relationship the minute you're in each others presence. It's moving on from where you are without wasting time catching up on the past.
Maybe somewhere in their little hearts they've made a place.
Maybe that place will whisper to them that I'm
"that special friend."
2 comments:
You are so sweet and all 19 of them are lucky to call you aunt. Sometimes with my older nieces and nephews I've thought about you and how good you are talking with people of all ages and really getting to know them and how I know that must be the case with your nieces and nephews. It makes me try harder.
Beautiful, Jodi. Just heart-warming. Our two little girls definitely have a place in their hearts for you, as do we. We will teach them that some of their earliest moments, biggest snuggles, and tenderest kisses came from their aunt Jodi.--timo
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