MyThreeDaughters

There for a little while the other night at dinner we were actually having a conversation as though we were a family of humans.
Elizabeth told us about her day at pre-school, then Fontaine explained that they had an assembly at school. A musician.
What kind of instrument did he play, or did he sing?
“To be honest,” she said, “I can’t really remember. He did Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and I started falling asleep right away.”
Flashback: Six-plus years ago. First baby. Colic. Refused to be put to sleep, screams at us all the time, we hold her and sway with her and sing songs over and over and over again.
Songs like, “Just What Makes That Silly Old Ant” and “Rock-a-bye baby” and “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” and “You Are My Sunshine” and “Twinkle Twinkle.”
Funny, one of them finally worked. Six years too late.
That’s one slow, time-release lullaby.

The image is called “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” by Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima.