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April 17, 2006
Two Friends
by Punkie
Ecc 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
So far, one of the most amazing things that I have discovered as a mom is the indescribable joy that comes when you see part of your children's character form before your eyes. When my children were born, I had so many questions about what they would be like, how they'd interact, and what they'd become. When I see little glimpses of the people that they are becoming, it is so humbling.
Recently my son came up with the phrase that I used for the title of this entry - "Two friends." It probably doesn't seem like rocket science or anything, but when my then 3-year-old said it, I had one of those humbling experiences that I referenced above 
When he goes to bed each night, he likes to talk about what the next day will bring. One night he told me that in the morning the sun would come up, and then he would get up, and then he would open my 1-year-old's door, and then "two friends" would go downstairs, and "two friends" would play with toys.
I can't even describe the joy that fills my heart when I see my kids together and I see that they are FRIENDS. Although all 3 of my pregnancies have been planned, I immediately panicked when I became pregnant with my daughter. I felt overcome with guilt that my son would be robbed of his time with me because I was having another child so soon. I was due on the same day with both of them, but 2 years apart. I was so afraid that they'd resent each other. I spent my entire pregnancy feeling bad for taking my time away from my son, and as soon as my daughter was born, it switched to guilt that she would never get to be an "only" and that she'd never have the one-on-one time that my son was able to have.
As I see them play together now, I realize what an amazing blessing they are to each other. They can make each other laugh more than anyone else can. They learn things from each other that I don't know that I could ever teach them. Every time they dance, sing, tickle, read together, or play, they teach me something as well.
So if anyone out there reading this is pregnant and feeling anxious about bringing a sibling into the life of your child, I hope that my experience can be an encouragement to you. When I was pregnant, all that I could find were stories of horrible rivalry and kids who hated each other. I wish that I could've heard the other side during my pregnancy
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