As I was sweating at the gym today I pondered about what to put under the "About Me" section here. It hit me that what I see is important about me is not what other people may see as important about me or even information they find interesting or useful. I say this because last week my daughter was asked to write an autobiography for her Language Arts class. Not a big deal right? Just give some highlights about yourself. Well, after about 2 hours in her room she comes out and says "here it is, wanna proofread it for me?". As I'm reading I'm thinking she didn't put where she was born, she didn't put her birthday, all things I thought were vital to an autobiography. I started to take out my pencil and make corrections, then stopped myself. She put what was important to HER. The birth of her baby brother and the fact that he was born at the same hospital as her and my other son, the fact that she got to hold him first, that fact that the family are Red Sox fans, the fact that her brother plays baseball and she swims and plays tennis, while wishing she could play baseball like her brother and some day play for the Red Sox. The fact that someday she would like to swim for the USA Olympic Team and take home the gold for her country. She said she wanted to go to the same college as her mom and dad did because they have an excellent marine biology program. These were the things that were important to HER, that I would of never known if I had told her what I thought was important. So while my "About Me" section may stay blank for awhile, know I am thinking what is really important about me, not age, marital status, race, etc..., but what is really important TO ME and important ABOUT ME.
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So very true! Delaney is a smart little girl. And I don't think the apple falls far from the tree. ;)
Oh, good pondering! I always come up with great stuff while working out and sweating my butt off. It's remembering it when it's time to blog that escapes me!
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