It wasn't a conversation I was particularly prepared for.
I mean, sure, I knew she'd want to talk about periods eventually... but three months shy of her fifth birthday? I guess I just assumed I had more time. And sure enough, as luck would have it, she brought the subject up when her mom was out of the house, leaving me to tackle it myself.
"Did you know that when you make a sentence you have to put a period at the end? It's a little dot that's like a stop sign for your sentence, Daddy."
<Cue the proud poppa tears>
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, my daughter is learning about sentence structure. And I couldn't be more excited. After all, I've written before about the importance of storytelling in our lives; ditto the importance of words. My daughter is the latest in a very long line of storytellers and writers and while learning what a period does isn't the be-all, end-all of writing, the look of pride on her face when she explained their purpose to me suggests she's starting to understand the magical power of prose.
One more of life's little milestones passed; one more checkbox checked.
Rock on, little storyteller. Rock on.
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