M

I was thinking about my daughter this weekend, my youngest. Specifically, about how she thinks and processes our world. I think her world and ours are very different. I noticed that E gets really excited about surprise trips but M has always been stressed out about them. Some things M gets really agitated about that I don't understand...I think sometimes she will her us say something offhand ("I'm ready to hit the road") and it may end up a totally different message in her head. Kind of like playing telephone or gossip. On the flipside, she can get joy out of so many little things, and I wish more people were like that. By that, of course, I mean I wish I was more like that!
I've heard more than once that M is scary, a loose cannon and that makes some people reluctant to hang out with her on a one-on-one basis. I can't understand that! She is loving, funny and full of life. All you have to do is crawl out of your normal cave and try to look at things the way she does...she is really not scary. Folks are missing out on a really wonderful relationship with a smile-making kid.