3.15.17 #sol17 The Important Thing About Emma

Emma was reading through my blog posts yesterday. She loved the one about how her Aunt Emily and I used to fight.

 "I wrote about you," I said. "Do you want to read it?"

I showed her the post I wrote to her. I watched as her eyes scanned the lines. 

"This isn't about me," she said. And I realized that it wasn't. Not really. It was about my hopes for her. My dreams for her. But she didn't recognize herself in the lines. So, today I decided to write about Emma: 

The Important Thing About Emma
* with thanks to Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book

The important thing about Emma is that she is brave. 

She likes gymnastics, especially the flips. 

She wants to grow her hair longer. 

And she likes french toast sticks for breakfast. 

But the important thing about Emma is that she is brave.

The important thing about Emma is that she is kind.

She's a peacemaker with her friends. 

She loves sleeping 

(and is worried about next year when she has to get on the bus at 7).

She makes musical.ly videos. 

But the important thing about Emma is that she's kind. 

The important thing about Emma is that she sings. 

She plays soccer, 

and wants to play trumpet, 

and likes doing math. 

But the important thing about Emma is that she sings. 

The important thing about Emma is that she's a sister. 

And a daughter.

And an oldest.

And a grand-daughter, and niece, and cousin. 

But the important thing about Emma is that she's a sister. 

The important thing about Emma is that she is Emma. 

She has brown eyes, and straight hair. 

She has long legs, covered in bruises. 

She just got done with braces (phase 1). 

But the important thing about Emma is that she is Emma.