Sit. Be still. Be
quiet. Listen to that fresh-faced girl with the sprinkle of freckles
across the bridge of her nose and unruly brunette curls she tucks behind her
ear. She lost her fourth molar this week. She worries over
fractions in word problems. She forgot her agenda at home yesterday.
She can't find the homework webpage online. She wonders if her feet
are too big, or whether her eyes might really be hazel rather than brown, if
she'll be taller than you. She wants to be like you, but not just like
you because she is her own young self with a life wide open and so many amazing
paths to choose from. Start a conversation, but check all your adult
wisdom and years of experience at the door. It's amazing what she will
share when she knows that you are listening with whole heart, not just waiting
for a pause to tell her what she knows that you already know.
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