Last night we went to dinner with one of my best friends and his family. His 3 year old son definitely hit that “i need to go to sleep meltdown” moment while we were waiting for food. So i pulled out some paper and markers because i’m a crafter and of course i have paper and markers in my bag lol. He calmed down and drew pictures and colored for a while. I just sat there watching him and occasionally added little doodles to the page (he drew a spiral that i turned into a snail). I couldn’t help getting a little teary. Like this is what i want. I want figure out ways to calm my child and watch how they see the world through their drawings and i want to draw pictures of things at their request.
Honestly, I almost burst out crying when my friend picked him up and tickled him. Seeing my friend as a father is still crazy 3 years later, but its good. I’m glad that he gets to have these experiences... i just hope and pray that we get to experience parenthood too.
