"I brought children into this dark world because it needed the light that only a child could bring."
Don't grow up too fast, little girl.
~Liz Ambruster
Walking into my room last night, I was greeted by a floor full of scattered crayons and a dozen white papers with the scribbles of my best 2-year-old friend, Eden. She'd spent most of the afternoon at my house, coloring and chasing around my 14-year-old brother and his friend. I've been Eden's nanny since she was an infant, and oh how her endearing smile and personality have brightened my life.
Instead of picking up the crayons and throwing away the pictures, I found myself stepping over them, a warm feeling swelling in my heart. In fact they are still on my floor today as I write this. As Eden has taught me about the wonders of childhood, I've learned to let go of stress and the imperfections of youth a bit more. I don't flip when I turn around in the car and she is yanking everything out of my wallet. I don't mind when she spalshes nail polish over my whole foot. I let her dig up as many worms as her little heart desires. I try to slow down and go her pace through the mall so she can walk on her own. I find a mess of crayons on the floor a pleasant reminder of the child playing there, verses another mess to clean up.
Don't grow up too fast, little girl.
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