Create by destroying
Monday, September 03, 12:24 PM By
Shelly
My Thing today is creating something new through destruction.
Almost 8 years ago, at Holiday Gift Giving time, I got my kids a
funky bunk-bed. The metal kind with a folding couch to double sized
futon bottom, and twin mattress size top. This saved space
replacing their two twin beds, and gave them a cool couch to sit
on. I bought the bed with an 'overtime bonus' which meant to me
that my personal blood, sweat, and tears went into buying them this
gift. The bottom stopped folding into a couch a few years back, and
they haven't even shared a room for almost two years now. In
switching who's in what room, the huge project that we've been
undertaking for the last few weeks, and will continue for a few
more, it was decided (by them) that the broken old bed was no
longer needed. So to create their new room spaces, and honor their
growing-up-too-quickly desires, I took apart a piece of their
childhood, and carried it to the trash this weekend. And as I write
this now, barely able to see through my tears, I have to remember,
'out with the old, in with the new.'
