was called away for work, and the class
conflicted with the redheads’ preschool
pickup time and, well, so much for that.
I haven’t been back since. But that’s OK,
because I still work out every day. I still
run — to the park, up the stairs, down the
stairs, out the door to my darling daugh-
ter who has scraped her knee. I think I
still own a couple of those slinky 00
pants, but they would look out of place
at the playground or covered in finger
paint, so no need to worry about whether
or not they still fit. And besides, I’m not
even sure if they sell 00s on the sale rack
at Target, because I rarely get past the
dollar bin at the front door before some-
one has to go to the bathroom right now.
As for travel, well, that really is
something foreign, a distant memory,
as are fancy meals at fancy restaurants
brought to me by handsome waiters with
sexy accents. Now when I’m in the mood
for an exotic dish, I slurp Italian ice made
by the little redhead with his new snow
cone maker, and I’ve traded in the mar-
garita glasses for sippy cups. But it’s all
good. Now I cuddle in bed each night
with the little redhead and his darling
sister, and we read about faraway lands
that are merely a dream away. We read
of castles and seaside escapes, princess-
es and policemen. I practice my French
each night when reading Fancy Nancy.
We read and we laugh and we dream.
Once, long ago in a land far, far
away, people solicited my advice, and I
believed I had the answers. Now I have
two little people who think I know every-
thing. But the truth is, I am wildly aware
that I really don’t know a thing. Day af-
ter day of motherhood, I wing it, hoping
and praying I don’t mess up. I yell too
loud, cry too hard, laugh too much. But
I wouldn’t have it any other way. This
is our thing, and it is perfect. Perfectly
imperfect.
Bridget Larrabee is a certified secondary
school AP English and writing teacher,
former admissions officer and college
counselor. She currently works from
home, assisting students on ways to im-
prove their writing.
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