Here's a story a friend of mine once told me, in her own words:
One day my young daughter was late coming home from school. I was both annoyed and worried. When she came through the door, I demanded in my upset tone that she explain why she was late. She said, "Mommy, I was walking home with Julie and halfway home, Julie dropped her doll and it broke into lots of little pieces." "Oh, honey," I replied, "you were late because you helped Julie pick up pieces of her doll to put them back together." In her young and innocent voice, my daughter said, "No Mommy. I didn't know how to fix the doll. I just stayed to help Julie cry."
Dan Clark - extracted from 'Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul'
I received this extract from an old friend of mine. It made me ponder. It made me realised that sometimes, its best to be there and cry with the other person rather than coming up for solutions for the other.
I remembered one particular night I was crying my heart out. I was a total nightmare.My daughter saw me.She came to me, hugged me and push my hair away from my face and wipe my tears away. She held me until I finish crying. I learned a valuable lesson from my daughter that night. For me, that was all I need. I dont need any solutions. I just need to know that someone I love dearly feels my pain.Period
# Balqesh Abdullah
