1 Mother 2 Another

Yesterday morning I had to wake the girls
up for an early swim lesson. As Cora blinked her eyes open, she
rolled over, yawned, and said, “Mommy, everyone should carry
around something so we can all catch our tears and save
them.”


Cora is a hard sleeper and can have deep, vivid dreams, so I
wasn’t sure where this was coming or even if she was fully
awake, but I continued the conversation.


“Why do you say that, honey?” I asked, thinking
it’d be something fanciful about turning them into laughter
or not letting bad people see her sorrow.


“Because,” Cora continued, “if everyone caught
all their tears we could use them to end the drought. Tears are
water, and there’s a water shortage, so we should re-use
them!”


I love my girl.