We were invited to join a family that we met here in Mass. for dinner tonight. Afterwards, we enjoyed a nice family home evening. They have four small children and they spent most of the time climbing all over us and chasing each other around the yard. The lesson and the games were simple, but I could see the value of the simple interactions between the children and child to parent. It continues to amaze me just how many of the keys to success that I use over and over in my life I learned in similar situations as a young child.
I contrast this to our trip to Boston. We had two different complete strangers walk up to Kristen on the train and ask her if Ethan was hers. I have to assume that they took her for a nanny, but it caused me to ponder how different Ethan's life would be if he were to spend the bulk of his time being cared for and not parented.
As I work on parenting a tiny child, I grow to appreciate my own parents more.
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Your Boston story reminds me of our experience the summer we lived in Miami. When I took Parker to the playground, I was the ONLY parent there. ALL the other children were brought by their nannies. It made me feel very strange and a little sad.
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