parenting

I had an interesting discussion with my daughter yesterday.
She is going through a rough patch as adolescent girls do.

In my family it is understood that we can just hang with each other and words need not be spoken. We can just rest in each other's presence and it is good. In fact, these are some of my most favourite moments. Similar to gazing upon an icon and being still.

Anyhoo, this friend of my daughter is saying things like "there is nothing more to say, we know everything about each other...." and my daughter is worried she is pulling away.

And she may be but we talk about not worrying about what may or may not happen.

She struggles with math and being confident in her abilities.

She has a ton of memorization in preparation for her ballet exam.

She struggles with staying organized.

We gathered her in our arms and loved her.