Now we Know

My second daughter had her first baby Monday. I was able to go to see her and our newest addition to the family and hold them and kiss them. Women should have their sisters and aunts around them when they deliver. I loved The Red Tent for that reason. It was more about the women that surrounded her then the other parts of the story for me. My daughter said these words "Now I know why..." she was referring to why women tell their birth stories but isn't it so true of us all. Until we go through "X" we just don't know. The older I get the more I realize I don't know. The more I only want people who feel the same around me. Youth with it's bravado of " if you only did it this way" really gets to me. I think it is because that is who I used to be. Now I am so just trying to enjoy and I so enjoyed watching my 5th born adore her new niece and the joy that she had when she was wanting to purchase everything pink at the Carter's outlet store. Being a grandparent also makes me really understand that I can be loved just because of who I am. After all my new grandchild can do nothing in fact what she does do is really quite irritating if you think about it. Sleep, eat, and be cleaned up after...but that does not bother me...so why does cleaning up after teenage sons who do the same not make me smile :)