Bedtime. We are alone in her room, cuddling.
Allie (playing with the birthstone charms on my mother's necklace): "Which one is mine?"
Me (holding out the first clear crystal charm): "This one."
Allie: "Is it Abbey's?"
Me: "Yes."
Allie: "Was she in our family when we were babies?"
Me: "No, sweetie. She was in heaven."
Allie: "When did she die?"
Me: "When she was a baby."
Allie: "What did she look like?"
Me: "She looked like you, sweetie."
Allie: "Mommy, why are your eyes wet?"
Allie (playing with the birthstone charms on my mother's necklace): "Which one is mine?"
Me (holding out the first clear crystal charm): "This one."
Allie: "Awww. I want the purple one."
Me (purposely not telling her that it is pink, not purple, because I know that she will insist that it is purple): "That's your sister's."
Allie: "Is it Abbey's?"
Me: "Yes."
Allie: "Was she in our family when we were babies?"
Me: "No, sweetie. She was in heaven."
Allie: "When did she die?"
Me: "When she was a baby."
Allie: "What did she look like?"
Me: "She looked like you, sweetie."
Allie: "Mommy, why are your eyes wet?"
Allie: "I love you, Mommy."
Allie: "Why are you crying?."
Hugs and kisses.
Hugs and kisses.
7 comments:
This conversation made me cry, too. The innocence of children is so beautiful. I hope that, even though this moment was tinged with sadness, you'll treasure this forever!
xo,
A
How my heart hurt reading this. I know I have these moments to "look forward to" in life.
xo
Brings tears to my eyes. Big hugs to you.
When I say this brought tears, I say it with all sincerity. This somehow shed new light on your loss for me. Loving thoughts, Tracy
You would have to be heartless for this to NOT bring tears to your eyes.
thank you for sharing that moment. It brought tears to my eyes as well and tugged at my heart.
my eyes are wet... my little brother died when i was 4. i have no idea how my mom coped with 2 little girls with endless questions.
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