Sunday, March 29, 2020

A Two-Year-Old Life Coach


Poppy has composed an original song that she will sing--well, more like chant--spontaneously and frequently. The lyrics are:

Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid
The sun will come up in the morning.

Or, if I were to transcribe it the way she actually says it, it would be:

Don' be 'fwaid
Don' be 'fwaid
Don' be 'fwaid
Sun'll come up in the monin'.

An excellent mantra for all of us these days.

Poppy also advocates flinging yourself down and screaming and crying when it all gets to be too much and you need to rage against the injustice of life.

In between those episodes of emotional venting, everything should be as normal as possible. Play. Talk. Laugh. Eat. Read books. Make silly faces.


Like so.

And don't be afraid. The sun will come up in the morning.

6 comments:

Gemma's person said...

Makes me sigh a deep sigh to know she is SO right.
Thanks Poppy!

sheila said...

Having the freedom to rage, without consequences, when life is too much is a priceless gift. Use it while you got it Poppy.

Anonymous said...

How wonderful!
Linda

mil said...

Absolutely perfect! What an awesome little person she is!

flask said...

i love poppy so much right now.

Anonymous said...

She's the most brilliant person around! That's great.