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Monday, June 26, 2006
Perspective
On our recent trip to NYC my daughter took this picture of herself holding the Statue of Liberty between her fingers. It always amazes me the way she looks at things and the way she views the world.
Having a fourteen year old makes me feel a little old on some days because I can remember being fourteen, turning fourteen and feeling on the cusp of almost being an adult.
But most days it make me marvel at the perspective she gives me about my every day life. She sees the world in a different way than I do. And it adds a new dimension to my world view that simply wasn't there before.
The first time I visited NYC was in the summer of 1991 and I was pregnant with my daughter. So it was strange to be with her on her visit to the city this time. We were walking down the street after we checked into our hotel, down 7th avenue toward Times Square and she looked at me and said this is my kind of place. I think I'm going to live here someday.
The tension and the energy of the City is fun for me for about a week and then I'm tired of the noise and I need some quiet but not my daughter she thrives on those kind so things.
And watching her thrive made me see the world and the City through her eyes.
Kathy :)
posted by Katherine Garbera at 8:11 AM
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1 Comments:
christa said...
I think I feel older on my son's birthday then on mine (he's going to be 18 in 4 days).
I'm the same way, I visit my sister in Toronta and to me the visit is nice but it's just too busy and noisy. I thought it was bad trying to get over one lane of traffic to make a turn but there sometimes you have to try to get over 3 lanes.
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