Life Lessons Learned from Mashed Potatoes

Easter another family Holiday. I felt grateful at the diner table this Easter as I looked around and saw all five of my children. Three of them becoming Young adults and at the beginning of creating their Own lives. My two little ones just being open little Spirits barely affected yet by this big earthly world, I so enjoy seeing that in their eyes. My youngest(4) at the table truly enjoying her mashed potatoes and how good they felt between her fingers playing in her mashed potatoes making her little mashed Potato city on her plate then mushing it all up to do it over again.

I know as the Mom I should have stopped her and told her to use her spoon, but it looked like fun! I bet warm mashed potatoes between her fingers felt good. Maybe a little lesson for me to live in the moment find Joy in My mashed potatoes!

As I looked at all my babies sitting around our diner table my heart was sad a little as I wondered if my Mom would call to Acknowledge any of my babies, her grandchildren, the day was already more than halfway over and no call, no cards in the mail Nothing.

I don't get it, I have tried to, many times, but I just can't wrap my head around how you deny receiving all the love these beautiful little souls have to give and want to give. Then complain that you have no family that loves you and cares about you.

I know what the lesson in this broken relationship is for me, I get it what I don't get is what do my little ones need to learn from it? How much longer can I protect them from it before they realize this big Earthly World is touching them.

It is the day after Easter and that call from Grandma never did come and they never asked maybe it is a blessing that they don't yet realize that most Grandmas call on the Holidays and Special Days like Birthdays and first day of Kindergarten ...
I hope Grandmas' Life Lesson is learned soon and she spends at least a little time in this big Earthly world Happy. Maybe even live in the moment and play with her mashed potatoes!