Thursday, March 22, 2012

Good Question

"Dad, why are you always calling mom, 'my beautiful?"  said Aaron tonight as I made dinner.

This was a particularly poignant question tonight because I managed to stay in my running clothes all day long...and we played for a while in the sand box.  It was a combination that made me feel rather un-pretty, to say the least.  Nonetheless, Jonny still calls me, "my beautiful"--not in a schmaltzy kind of way.  It's more matter-of-fact.  As if that's what I always am.  Which is rarely true.

But, I had never really thought of that before...until Aaron asked.  It made me feel beautiful.  Even today. I smiled and turned to Aaron and said, "Because he loves me."  And, it all made perfect sense.

1 comment:

TiffT said...

Love this post! I wonder the same thing sometimes in the morning when I roll out of bed and Spencer is all dressed and ready for the day and I think this is the last impression I am leaving him with for the day! Lol! It doesn't seem to bother him at all. We are two lucky girls! :)