Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

A second day of rain!  It's so nice to smell and hear it.  It's a gentle rain, and I can practically hear the plants and trees slurping it up.  Today my daughter-in-law will work from my studio and I will take care of the little scrub inside the house.  I do hope we get a stroll in.  Yesterday he was a bit fussy, and when his parents returned I was bouncing him in his bouncy seat.  His face glowed with smiles as he saw them, and I had this pang for him, and how much he misses them.  I try, and hug and cuddle and sing, but I am not Mommy and Daddy.  I cannot replace them, and he is attuned to them as to lifesaving water.  I know they struggle leaving him as well.  It just seems like everyone should have maternity and paternity leave for a year, to get baby adjusted to the world and find the best possible childcare.  I am not the best because I haven't the energy to take him out in the car or carry him in a snuggli or socialize with others where he hears their voices.  I wish our country to get it's priorities straight.