30 tiny moments: day 27
Bob and I remodeled Abby’s bathroom about a year ago. The denim blue paint next to the white wainscoting felt ‘beachy’ to me, so I hung striped towels and a picture of Abby on the beach in Cabo San Lucas.
The picture seemed too small on its own and I didn’t want to pay to have it blown up, so I pulled out my paints and made the “No Lifeguard on Duty” sign.
It didn’t mean anything; it was merely a cheap decoration, and yet…
Every morning when I look at her happy grin above that warning I am reminded that Bob and I can not depend on anyone else to do our job as parents.
We are the ones that must teach her to swim, then stand ready, toes gripping the edge of the pool, prepared to pull her to safety when the water gets too deep.
There is no lifeguard on duty.
