Somehow two things are both true at the same time.
Thing One
I know Mazey really, really well.
I can predict her next move.
I can tell how she is feeling. I can tell when she is sick.
I can reasonably assume what her babbling words actually mean.
I know how to get her excited.
I know what makes her laugh and I know when the joke is over.
Thing Two
I have no idea who this child is or where she is headed.
I’m surprised every day.
I underestimate her, then overestimate her.
I guess wrong. I miscalculate.
I’m baffled when she gobbles black beans today but refuses them tomorrow.
I have no clue where she will be or what she will be doing in five or ten or twenty or fifty years.
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This dichotomy in Thing One and Thing Two is exhilarating.
