Saturday, October 21, 2006

Words to teethe by

"The difficult truth is that there are real limits to how much comfort we can bring to loved ones when they hurt. When a baby starts teething, both he and his parents will find themselves up against the limits of comfort: Not even holding or being held will make the pain go away. For a baby, it may be one of his or her earliest lessons that life will have times like that. For the parents, it will be another chance to become more comfortable with what we can and cannot fix."

Fred Rogers, Many Ways to Say I Love You

1 comment:

Lisa said...

woah- i like that!