Simple.

The kids and I slept in the tent we bought for our upcoming August camping trip. 

Every time* Max sleeps in a tent, it rains. It doesn't just rain, GOD IS PISSED MAX IS SLEEPING IN A TENT. 

God opens the sky and pours out his rage at everyone for letting Max sleep in a tent**.

*This is literal: Every time Max has slept in a tent it has at least rained. Rained A Lot. 

**I don't know why God is mad, I suspect it has little to do with Max in a tent, but I'm just using the context clues. 

While we were in the tent a lot of storms blew over us. Maddie is not a fan of storms because storms mean she isn't in control of the gravitational pull of the earth and this is upsetting to her. I mostly understand this, luckily when I worry about things, nothing bad happens to my family or those I love. Madison hasn't learned to hone her worry to those sorts of things.

I mean really? Trying to control weather? How juvenile. 

Maddie cried a little, especially when a crack of thunder happened directly over our heads. Logan says (he slept in the house) (He isn't as much fun as me) (except in a lake) the power went out with that crack of thunder.

I held her head on my shoulder on the air mattress and I put her hand to my chest and put my hand over it. Max, laying next to us, put his hand underneath. They both fell asleep like that. 

I wish all their fears, all their problems, were so easily soothed.

Comments

[Eleanor]

Wow...I just posted similar thoughts on my blog...parenting is not easy...and sometimes the responsibility of additional lives we are responsible for directing and protecting can just seem like a bit much...

[Beks]

Possibly of no help at all but I just read an article in the NY Times that said gravity may not exist at all.

[Beks]

Possibly of no help at all but I just read an article in the NY Times that said gravity may not exist at all.

[erika edith]

tenting is awesome - even with torrential rain and angry god storms - the kids will remember those nights forever! A+ on being a fun mom.

[Nancy]

This is a lovely post.

[Maureen]

Kudos to Maddie for staying in the tent and not going inside even though she was upset enough to cry. Lovely post. You're a good mom.

[TeriLynn]

That's the sweetest thing I've heard in a long time.

[Zareen]

Addressing the fears is the toughest bit in parenting. There are so many fears our kid is walking around with and we hardly know untill a moment like this.

[Zareen]

Addressing the fears is the toughest bit in parenting. There are so many fears our kid is walking around with and we hardly know untill a moment like this.

[adequatemom]

That's a beautiful image. Made me a little teary.

[melissa]

so sweet.
it was so nice when band-aids or mommy kisses were able to solve problems.

in my house, not so easy anymore.

lovely post!

[Missi]

This literally brought tears to my eyes.

[Poppy]

Camping/tenting = rain for us. No matter when, where or why if we decide to go camping it rains. Daughter pining to go again soon. Must inform weather stations. It will rain.