Mommy and Samantha

Mommy and Samantha
Originally uploaded by jenhwoods

It's unusual to get Samantha to sit still long enough to catch a picture, particularly since her sister is usually just out of the frame distracting her. Samantha and I are a lot alike - sometimes I think this is a good thing. Sometimes I wonder if my weaknesses will limit Samantha. She loves people so much and is so warm, but I'm afraid that she will become an excellent reflection of others not someone unique.

My solution is to try to set an example - show her that there is only a certain amount of embarassment to be expected from trying extraordinary things. When we die, we won't have time to try new things anymore and it won't matter whether the whole world laughed at us while we DID try new things. The only person to impress is ourselves.

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