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Props To Me and You

DAILY SNACK

Sometimes,

Amongst the old ladies that cross the street to reprimand,

“That baby needs a scarf,”

And the withering looks from other moms

As you stop for Kraft Dinner at the supermarket,

And the Jon-and-Kate-Octomom-Balloon Boy spectacle,

Someone bothers to approach you with kind words.

A woman stopped us on our way out of the hospital,

After we’d been juggling the kids

For several hours

While Ed’s father was being admitted,

Just to say,

“I think you are wonderful parents.”

Thank you, kind lady,

Because no parent hears that nearly enough.

By Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan is a writer who lives in Toronto with her husband and three children.

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