That almost never happens

Today, as I was walking hand in hand with Owen to the county library, this older dude called out to us with a “Ma’am!” It was the tone usually reserved for “You dropped this!”

Instead he went on to say, “Enjoy this. This is going to end up being one of the best times of your life, walking hand in hand with your kid. The time goes by so fast. … I wish I had enjoyed it while it was happening.”

Now, normally this kind of thing is kind of presumptuous and annoying, strangers telling you how to feel. But today, he was on the money, this random guy. I really was enjoying it, and I really was appreciating the moment even as we were living it. Sun was shining, we were walking, everything was peaceful …

Oy. File this under “sappy crap,” eh?

February 28, 2007 | Filed Under motherhood, sappy crap, toddler

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6 Responses to “That almost never happens”

squeezy B on February 28th, 2007 11:15 pm

No, not sappy. Just right. Sometimes we need the old dudes to remind us to stop and say - hey, we’ve got it good right now, right here where we are.
juliloquy on March 1st, 2007 1:21 pm

I love the sap!
Xdm on March 1st, 2007 4:57 pm

I would have pissed about the “ma’am!” :- )
supa on March 2nd, 2007 10:38 pm

God bless the old dudes, that’s what I say.

Believe it or not the “ma’am” went in one ear and out the other, xdm. am OLD. oy.
Natalie on March 4th, 2007 9:57 am

I was in line at a register and this guy told me
“Never listen to other people’s parenting advice.” Which I think is hilarious, because that in itself is a piece of parenting advice!

Oh irony, you are so thick!
supa on March 4th, 2007 4:01 pm

HA! Nice move, Guy.