[m.olson] - The Little Girl and Her Father Sitting Across From Me - The Little Girl and Her Father Sitting Across From Me

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The Little Girl and Her Father Sitting Across From Me

I sat down to fill out my form and a little girl was sitting in the chair next to me. I looked over at her and she buried her face in her arms, her blonde hair falling around her like a fortress or a security blanket.

A man sitting on the opposite side of the room came over and picked up the little girl, kissing her on the top of her head as he swung her above his shoulders. He took her over to where he’d been sitting and started rocking her back and forth. She started crying. He told her “Don’t cry, we don’t know there’s any reason to be sad. Everything is going to be just fine.” It was very sweet. He talked to her about taking her to see a man play guitar and sing at his work later, and how her uncle wanted to teach her how to play. She started crying harder and said she couldn’t think about things like that right now, she was too scared. Her dad replied “You’re too scared to play guitar?” She quietly laughed.

I was reading my fifth generic interior design magazine of the week and stopped leafing through the pages to look over at them. This man was obviously the little girls father, and without thinking I instinctively wanted to let this little girl know that she wasn’t the only one who was scared. I said “You know what’s cool about getting your blood taken? They can tell things like who your parents are and what all the little building blocks are that make you, you. Isn’t that cool?” She nervously nodded and her dad brushed her hair out of her tear-laden eyes. “It is scary though, I’m scared. I’m much older than you and I’ve even done this before and I still get scared. It’s okay to be scared.” I told her this and she looked up into her dad’s face and he nodded at her. She looked back at me and said “really?” I nodded and they called my name.

When I came back out 10 minutes and 5 needle pricks later, I told her it wasn’t as bad as I’d built it up in my head and that the nurses are really nice. I looked at her dad and added “plus, your dad can hold your hand.” She smiled and buried her face again, this time in her dad’s shoulder. He smiled at me and mouthed “thank you” as I headed toward the exit.

(Source: icatchfoxes)

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