I'm not sure if she knew why she felt the need to cheer him up but it worked. And she wasn't afraid to either. How many times have been around people lost in grief and didn't say anything because we were afraid of saying the wrong thing? She was just herself.
And I have to say I feel blessed to be the Mom of a kid that possesses such a beautiful heart.
She also has a quirky sense of humor that I would like to share.
When Abu was five, she raided the bathroom for some lotion. I had given her permission to use some. I should have known better. :)
Abu comes out, telling me she used all the wonderful colors of the lotions she could find. It
had blended together into quite a strong smell but she was excited about something so I hid my grimace.
“Smell me,
Mommy.” She offers, holding up her leg.
I smelled
it appreciatively and told her that her leg smelled nice.
“I smell
like a rainbow.” She says.
“Why?” I
ask.
“Because I
put all the different lotions on my leg. So they would smell like a rainbow.” She grins.
“Powered by Cool Whip. I am Powered by Cool Whip.”
(I have seen the power of a kid hyped on Cool Whip. It's too bad they can't bottle the energy of an over sugared kid. It would be cheap, clean and efficient energy.)
We have a wonderful art cupboard for the girls. I knew Abu thought it was great because her pencils, paints, stickers and paper were in there but I didn't know just how wondrous it was until one day Aunt Stacey and her are searching for a pencil. Abu stands in front of it, grandly gestures towards it and tells
Aunt Stacey.
“This is where the magic is.”
We were getting ready to play math games when Abu says, “I
have a little idea.”
“A little
idea?” I asked with a slight chuckle, because my girls never have little ideas.
She shakes her head, “Pretty
much a big idea.”
Ah-ha, now that sounds like the Abu I know. I'm grateful for people like Abu, who pretty much always have big ideas, they believe in the magic of imagination and they're powered by Cool Whip. :)
Us adults, we're fueled by coffee. And sometimes lots of it. Cool Whip sounds much tastier.
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