You know I love to learn from experiences from my daughter, Luna.

So we go to the park, like all the time.

We go so much and she loves it so much that lately she has been waking up and basically yelling PARK at us.

She shakes her stroller and yells PARK.

She is in her jammies at 7pm at the back door yelling PARK.

So, we go all the time.

And when we go to the park people comment on how vocal she is.

“Wow, how old is she, I can’t believe she can say that!?”

Or… “she talks a lot.”

It’s true, she is pretty vocal.

So when the other moms or dads mention this I agree.

BUT then I have to really bite my tongue.

My knee jerk reaction is to respond and say “but have you seen her walk? Oh no, you haven’t? That is because she barely walks.”

I mean it is one thing to self deprecate (more on this later). But to do it on your daughter's behalf?

Yuck.

Why do I want to do this I ask myself?

Am I just a product of our overly cautious, I-don’t-want-to-come-across-as-conceited culture?

Am I trying to make another parent feel a certain way?

Whatever the reason is, it doesn’t really matter, all I know is that potentially putting her down in front of her to other parents is the silliest thing ever.

So it is just “yeah, she is vocal and awesome.” And that is it. End scene.

It has taken some mindfulness work to get super conscious so I can be who I want to be around her but it is so worth it.