Growing, growing... grown. Up.
This is us at Jennings Beach in Fairfield, CT on Memorial Day weekend (end of May). When I first saw this photo, it really hit me: We are the parents now! I know, like: DUH! It's just that I remember photos like this, but I'm the kid in them, usually in some funny pose or activity and there is always a bunch of parents, aunts, uncles etc. busy doing something else in the background. I never really paid attention to it, but now it was the first thing I saw: us being busy in the background (ok, not background, but unaware of the photo-taking). It is very representative of our life: Children. Children. The taking care of the children. And also, the children. It includes so many details, things. God, the packing and the unpacking and the cleaning and the stupid SAND! Of course, both Lincoln and I had packed reading material for that day. Of course we also never even touched it. Not like I didn't expect it, I just had to bring it anyway. There is so much silly work, but with children you just do it, because their existence is enough to make it all fade into oblivion, so that when you look at the picture years later... it's all in the background.
Posted at 02:31 PM on June 14, 2006
That is so sweet, Dinka! I love hearing your realization and change in perspective. Yeah, when did that happen? I wonder the same thing about us sometimes. LOL
That's a great entry. I bet everyone has those beach pictures at home like you say ... Totally interesting. Also makes me a bit nostalgic... (I had to laugh about bringing reading material and never getting to read it because I'm EXACTLY the same, I just HAVE to pack a book, knowing at the same time I'll never get to open it)