When You Feel Like It

Dear Gabriel,

I now understand why my mom (your MiMi) would go crazy whenever we would whine. She could handle almost anything, but whining. It was one of those 'whiney' days for you. No matter what tactic I tried to get you to use a normal voice, you still wanted to try out those 'whiney' vocal chords.

The interesting part about watching you through this stage of life is that a lot of times you just act the way that I feel. As adults, we don't have that luxury of just acting out ALL our true emotions... which is a good thing and a bad thing all at the same time. On days like today, there were plenty of times that I wanted to do some whining of my own. There is a lot that I can learn from seeing and experiencing how open you are with every emotion you feel.

When you feel like crying, you cry. When you feel like whining, you whine. When you feel like yelling, you yell. But ALSO....When you feel like laughing so hard that is hurts, you laugh. When you feel like snuggling and comfort, you snuggle. When you feel like kissing, you kiss. When you feel like hugging, you hug. When you feel like playing and running, you play. You are an expert at just feeling.

I can do better of showing my emotions, not letting walls hold me back and just 'feeling'. But - maybe not with the yelling and whining part. ;-)

I love you,

Your Mom