Pic by Leonardo Dell’Aquila
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW
Soy mamá lo que equivale a estar cansada todo el tiempo, ¿verdad? Ayer mientras arrullaba a mi pequeño para tomar la siesta cerré mis ojos y dejé a mi mente divagar. Después de unos minutos me di cuenta que estaba pensando en todas las bondades de ser niño. Y pensé en mis hijos, si tienen hambre comen, si tienen sueño se duermen (aunque a veces mi esposo y yo tenemos que intervenir en la noche cuando NO quieren dormir, aunque se les estén cerrando los ojos), si quieren jugar juegan. Tienen su cama calientita cada noche y mamá siempre al lado para ayudarlos en cualquier cosa. Su trabajo es jugar… y jugar….y jugar, ¡ah! he ir a la escuela. Nacen con chip en su cabeza que les dice como prender la computadora, el DVD, o cualquier otro aparato electrodoméstico, tienen energía ilimitada…no como yo 🙁 … además
Nada los detiene
Nada les preocupa
No aceptan NO como respuesta
Tienen grandes sueños
Y reparten amor sin pensar en que dirán los demás.
Por hoy, quisiera ser niña otra vez.
ENGLISH
I’m tired all the time. It’s one of the things you sign on for when you become a mommy, right? Yesterday, while rocking my toddler to sleep, I closed my eyes and left my mind to wander a little. After a couple of minutes I found myself thinking about how great life is when you are a child. And I thought about my children: if they are hungry, they eat; if they are tired, they sleep (except when it is bed time and they don’t want to sleep even though their eyes are closing); if they want to play, they play. They have their warm beds every night and mommy at their side if they need anything. Their job is to play… and play…. and play…. ah! and going to school. They are born with a special chip that tells them how to turn on a computer, a dvd player or any other electronic device. They have unlimited energy…. not like me 🙁 ….. also:
Nothing stops them
Nothing worries them
They won’t accept NO for an answer
They have big dreams
And they give love to everyone without thinking what others might say.
I would love to be a child again, for today.
Silvia started bilingual website Mama Latina Tips in 2009 to connect and share her stories, recipes and culture with readers. Silvia loves dancing, cooking, watching movies, reading, throwing Mexican parties and spending time with family and friends. Silvia is the winner of The Great American Recipe.
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