Melissa Pharo

This sweet niece of mine is over in NYC having her very first piece of cake celebrating her very 1st birthday! And this aunt of hers is over here in WI crying because she’s missing it! Happy Birthday my darling Elle Alexander, you mean so much to me and I promise I think about you every day! I miss you, Harper & your daddy and Mumma soooo much. You are already stealing hearts baby girl but I promise to always protect yours. Mackenzie and Blake - cheers to you both! You’re amazing parents, lovers, uncles, aunties, sisters and friends. Celebrate Elle tonight of course but don’t forget to celebrate the two of you! It’s hard work and your doing it! 💗 @ Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Happy Birthday Granny! We visited the zoo today and while we had fun, we wish we could have been walking through the Naples zoo with you celebrating! We miss you sooooooo much and are praying we will be able to visit over Christmas this year! We hope you enjoy your day off work and get a chance to go shelling and relax with the sound of the ocean. We love you to the moon! xoxoxo

Mila: Mom, are you afraid of anything?

What I wanted to say: I’m afraid that you aren’t going to like school because your entering Kindergarten during a pandemic and while you don’t know differently yet, it will not look like it should. I’m afraid that me sending you to school might be me putting you and our family in harms way of this virus. I’m afraid I would not be able to keep my job if I keep you home and try to teach you virtually. I’m afraid you will suffer without the structure of school and the social interaction with your school teachers and friends. I’m afraid of the stress both of these options have on my mental and physical health, on my marriage and on us sweetheart. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to concentrate while your at school because I’m going to worry about if you’re scared, if you’re having fun, or if your getting to move around enough or getting in trouble for getting too close to your friends. Afraid because I don’t know if your teacher will be able to make you feel safe. I’m afraid you’re going to come home after your first day crying because of the stress you felt that day.

What I said: Thats a hard question Mila but of course, I’m afraid of a lot of things. I try to focus on what I can control. Like the way I react. Like bees for example. I am afraid of bees. Usually if you leave bees alone, they’ll leave you alone.

Mila: Yes, that’s exactly what I was asking. But usually you run mom.

Me: Yes, that’s true. I’m still working on that. It takes a lot of practice.

Mila: I am afraid of alligators, spiders, bears, lions & tigers.

Me: I have no idea what I’m doing....I should just tell her to run, right?!

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