modern childhood

My mind is exploding... or racing, I'm not sure which. And I'm not sure if it has something to do with this pregnancy, which I'm assuming, mostly, yes. But lately I have a hard time putting sentences together, expressing myself, thinking of words, communicating in general. Isn't that crazy?

I wanted to share some of the things that are blowing my mind right now, getting me excited, inspiring me... all that good stuff, because the more I read I realize that things are getting better. They are. It's so easy to get down and depressed right now, at this point, right now in time. I watch the news at night and think, oh man, this is the world I am bringing a baby into? THIS?? it's bleak. But I'm hopeful for the change that almost invariably follows the chaos, the shift, the collective realization, all of that good stuff that comes after we realize how big we've screwed up, how much damage we've done and how we will all continue to be screwed if we don't DO something.

I read every work of this article and soaked it all up. My focus in grad school was on child friendly cities and a space for children in the city. So to read an article published like this, the meatiness of it is really exciting. And makes me think about my childhood growing up in the suburbs. And what our child's experience will be growing up. It's going to have a childhood to look back on! And we're kinda solely responsible for that! yowza!

Which leads me to this. Connected? I think so.

I think we can all do better. Together. Because right now? Right now a 4 year old just showed me her egg salad sandwich that she made into a unicorn. She took a few bites here, a few bites there, and the next thing you know? A unicorn sandwich is standing in front of her. If we could allow that to always happen, encourage that, foster it, recognize it? What an interesting place we would all live in. A unicorn sandwich.