#I dunno ignore me im getting sappy over kids again | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

freebooter4ever · 4 months

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I always enjoy it when people come up to me while im drawing as long as they're nice about it, and especially kids. And while the last two weeks only seemed to have obnoxious parents (at one point a kid was pointing like 'i want to be able to that!' and their parent replied 'you can't' and i was like ???? Wtf), this week there was a mom and two daughters who were really interested in art and were standing behind me while i sketched for a long while. Neither of the girls could have been much older than 10, and they were super shy, and were asking their mom questions, and i answered one of the questions. And the mom laughed and said 'see, she can hear you, don't be afraid to ask her questions!' and then i turned around and introduced myself a little and explained what i was drawing. And then they just stood and quietly watched me draw for like ten minutes, it was so sweet. 🥹

#Freebooter4ever #Also like....whenever im drawing im usually eavesdropping on various conversations around me #Adults are the funniest to listen to #Kids are mostly running around #And thinking about that lol...i realized what a weird child i was #When from the age of 6 i started going with my grandma to the kubota gardens in seattle #and we would sit and calmly draw or write for hours instead of me needing constant entertainment #I had a moment when i realized that if i had kids there would be no way to know if they would like drawing or if they would #Even be as quiet and calm as i was back then #Its not like i have not thought about having kids and how that would mean my time and choices would no longer be my own #But as i get more and more wistful over wanting kids #I catch myself thinking about stuff like this and realizing ok with a small child i probably wouldnt be able to do this anymore #And then i try to genuinely analyze whether or not i would be willing to give up whatever it is #And to my surprise the answer is usually yes #I find that im not thinking about it in terms of giving things up which is how society or advice books seem to paint it as #But rather adjusting to fit in a different kind of joy #I dunno ignore me im getting sappy over kids again

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