another thing i love about my co-captain

i want to remember the specifics of what i just witnessed, in my nauseous, grumpy state.

for the past few days we've been passing around some kind of disgusting stomach virus. last night was my turn, so i woke up feeling kind of disoriented and um... not at my best, shall we say. as i was getting out of the shower i noticed bug with a pencil and she commented that she was going to draw all over the walls. she hadn't done any damage yet, so i reminded her not to use the side with the ink, but it was okay if she wanted to use the other end to make music on the gravelly walls, which she seemed to enjoy doing.

i know. a saner person probably wouldn't have walked downstairs to eat bacon and leave kid unattended with a pencil and her intentions, but i did, out of haste. next thing i know, she came running downstairs and began actively scribbling on the walls. with the ink side. ugh. i gently reprimanded her and she broke down into tears. what did anne do? swept kid into her arms, consoled her, even went as far as to say she would've had the same inclination herself. what did i do? sat frustrated in my bathrobe, confirming that yes, she did know she wasn't supposed to do that. anne continued to offer solace and empathy, and in the next minute adah was magically motivated to begin erasing scribbles.

the little acts of not shaming go a long way, so thanks for the reminder annie, and for your endless patience. i love a woman who can put herself in kid shoes.