My kids had a quietly amazing conversation on the
drive to school this morning. Jessica is taking 11th grade Honors Biology
and has been studying genetics for some weeks. She was studying
for a quiz and had a question about Punnit Squares.
Paul had studied them in 7th grade last year. Watching the two of them
with their heads together over her laptop working out a genetic inheritance
problem was a real delight, if somewhat humbling. First, I barely remembered what
a Punnit Square was! Second, they were not squabbling. (This in itself is a minor
miracle.)
I pray that my kids grow up to have the loving and supportive
relationship that has developed between my brothers and me. It is a source
of stability and comfort to be in good communication with both of the other
people who share my particular family context.
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