taijitu

The differences in The Land and The Sea's personalities are becoming more apparent and occupy my mind of late.

When i go into their room at night for the last tuck in, The Sea has a few of her stuffed animals positioned in a halo around her head; i am not sure if they are there to protect her or that she just wants order. The Land rarely has any stuffed animals in her bed, although she loves them just as much: between them, they have 60 at my house alone. There is no carnie stuffed animal prize they would snub.

The Land still keeps her emotions guarded, very analytical and intellectually condescending. The Sea is all love and kindness, quick with a hug. i used to wonder how a parent cannot love one child more than another, but understand perfectly now- while there are traits you love in one and not the other, there are still traits in the other that are endearing.

They continue to be my primary reason for moving on when the sadness of what i do not have cloaks me; but am never sure it is enough when i hear about their other family, and how happy they are to have two more sisters, how great Forunato is, how ExA and her family have absorbed them as though there was never anything that was us.