Zero to 5
Last year I started a twitter account called Lydia_said to post the funny, interesting, and surprising wisdom that flows from my 5 year old daughter's thought-stream. More than to just share the inner workings of a mind new to this world on earth, but to record it and recall it when I forget. To tell the truth, the first few years of her life were very difficult for me. I wasn't 20 years old anymore and I didn't have the energy to run on little sleep nor the resolution to bounce back right away from the tail-spin that was her birth. Even up until her 1st birthday, I didn't feel myself in my body. I was often irritable and miserable. Returning to work at least provided structure and focus in my life. It got me away from dirty diapers, puke, and the constant beckoning of a baby in need. I imagine, in retrospect, that I may have been so settled in my routine and freedom that when that was taken away, I didn't know how to cope. As the mom, I was the first and primary