1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UxUi6i8xfs"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/of-earthquakes-and-maam/">Of Earthquakes and Ma’am</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/of-earthquakes-and-maam/embed/#?secret=UxUi6i8xfs" width="600" height="338" title="“Of Earthquakes and Ma’am” — PoohsDen" data-secret="UxUi6i8xfs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Reading to her 70+ year old grandmother, Her: Patti, kuttyma and you be astronauts. Go on spaceship to moon Patti: (swoons) My grandkids took me overseas. My great granddaughter is going to take me to the moon. ************************** I was on an after hours work related conference call. I had the line on mute and was listening in. Me: I am in a meeting. I will read 1 book to you and after that you play by yourself. You should not keep calling me “Mommy” and disturb me. She nods her head. We read the story and I turn my attention to the call. Few seconds later Her: amma come play with me. I look at her in exasperation. Her: See I did not call you “mommy”. I called you amma. Amma come play with me Moments like this make me want to cry as I try to walk the tightrope and balance doing things I love ********************* Another night and another struggle getting her to sleep Me: Close your eyes and sleep now Her: If I close my eyes I cannot see mommy. The innocence in her words makes me weak. ************ Her: What do you want for your […]