Innocence

Man, I find myself in a blogging mood all of the sudden. I think it’s because I’ve been inspired by one of my favourite boys in my life.

 

This adorable little guy is my youngest brother T (I’m not putting his full name because I know someone is going to realize how adorable he is and try to take him…). He may look innocent, but he’s really a firecracker. He has ADHD, (ADHD is a disorder characterized by the symptoms of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, impulsivity, or a combination of all three that are more frequent and severe than is typically seen in little kids) and so sometimes he’s a little much, but it’s times like these that I fall in love with the kid.

He’s little, and oh my gosh. He is such a ladies man. He has 4 girlfriends, and loves to try to steal my brothers’ wife from him (That would be Arielle). He has the cutest smile, and he is just so…

Innocent.

Have you heard of the song “Never Grow Up” By Taylor Swift? No? Let me introduce you to them.

“Your little hands wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter 'cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you, everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that
Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
No, no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up.”

How I frequently think of this song when I look at T. I wish I could have just stayed little, scraped knees were much easier to fix than broken hearts, and yet, I’m glad that I’ve grown up. It’s going to be hard to watch him make silly mistakes that he may or may not regret later in life, but for now he’s innocent. Nothing he does seems to ever be wrong. He is careless, yet that’s okay. No, he doesn’t go running to strangers cars for candy, I’ve taught him better than that (And I’m sure after 5 minutes, the stranger would beg for us to take him back), but he doesn’t have to worry about bills, what he’s going to eat for dinner, or even school. I am jealous that he doesn’t have to worry about those things, and yet, I find myself relieved that he doesn’t have to.

I know, I have the most random posts, but if you only take one thing from this post, then I would like that to be that in a way, we are all still innocent. Our actions may not show it some times, but those moments when we feel alone, or cry, show us in our most innocent state. No matter what, don’t forget who you are, and don’t let anyone try to change you into someone you’re not.

Night all.

<3 Chels