Yesterday, my 4 year old son Dante convinced me to take him and his 2.5 year old brother to an indoor play area for kids. As I was parking the car, Dante asked me, “Mommy, do you have a lot of money?”. “No, I don’t have a lot of...
Today during the car ride home from a trip to the shopping center, my 4 year old son Dante said: Dante: Daddy, are we in a dream? Daddy: I don’t think we are … Mommy: Wait, for all we know, we could be in a dream … Dante: Can I have a magic wand then? We ended...
“Who’s turn is it to take the garbage to the dumpster?” My mother asked as we scrambled to get our stuff ready for school. “It’s May’s turn!” My twin sister Angel was quick to divert responsibility. The dumpster was en route...
Two days ago, I was giving my kids a ride home from daycare. While sitting in the car, my 2.5 year old Cedric turned to his 4 year old brother Dante sitting beside him and said, “I am the little brother.” “And I am the BIG brother!” Dante...
Recently I got an email from a reader of inspirational stories who was 14 years of age. The way she wrote reminded me a lot of my 14 year old self. Now that I am doing a trip down memory lane, maybe I will write about it a bit more. Fourteen was my first year in...
My four year old son Dante has a really good friend at daycare named Regina. This morning when I was trying to buckle his seat belt in the car he took my hand and kissed all over the back of my hand. Surprised by this sudden gesture of love I asked him, “Why...
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