Every time one of my or my husband\u2019s special days dawns, the house starts beeping:<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, what are you going to give Tetis*?\u201d
\n*In our family, it\u2019s \u201cTetis,\u201d not \u201cDad.\u201d
\n\u201cTetis, what are you picking out for Mom?\u201d<\/p>\n
With questions like that.<\/p>\n
Maybe the kids are at the age where giving a gift feels necessary?
\nAnd not receiving one feels sad.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo maybe at least draw something for Tetis?\u201d\u2014Patricija suggests today.<\/p>\n
\u201cOr Tetis keeps complaining he doesn\u2019t have enough socks,\u201d\u2014Dominykas throws out another gift idea,\u2014\u201cI think he\u2019d like some DEODORANT too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mykolas just stares with wide eyes, perched on the table, pulling flowers from a vase, insisting, \u201cAt least give him a little bouquet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amid all the beeping questions and suggestions,<\/p>\n
we both smile, thinking, \u201cThe biggest gifts, we\u2019ve already given each other, and somehow we don\u2019t value the little gifts as much anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dominykas gets the hint.<\/p>\n
Patricija needs it explained.<\/p>\n
And Mykolas\u2014
\nfor now, he only recognizes edible, tasty, or buzzing gifts.<\/p>\n
So understanding that there is one of the
\nBIG GIFTS OF LIFE, after which all others seem small\u2014<\/p>\n
is still very far off for him.<\/p>\n
To gifts, after which
\nbouquets, cards, and deodorants
\nseem to shrink in comparison.<\/p>\n
Because?<\/p>\n
Because you feel rewarded for all the milestones of life.<\/p>\n
And then some.<\/p>\n
Mua,
\nV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-17736","istorija","type-istorija","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija\/17736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/istorija"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}