I have been thinking about the fact that Hazel most likely won't remember the first few years of her life. It's amazing to be at the beginning of this relationship that is based in a huge, wonderful love that I have for my child, and the trust and warmth that she's learning to feel for me, and to know that she won't remember it. This part of our relationship, so simple and beautiful, will be held in my conscious mind, but not in hers.
Maybe that's why having children can lead to a healing and enhancement of the relationship we have with our parents; as we experience profound love for our babies and discover what it is like to be on this end of the relationship, we can feel the reality of the love our parents had for us. I think it's one of those things that has to be experienced to be (more) fully understood. One can't feel it through explanation. And I guess that's life.
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