My Daughter’s Daughter Is Sad

She holds her upside down in the tub

and tells me baby is crying, and I tell her

that maybe it is time for her nap or maybe

she is hungry or maybe she is just sad. My daughter

is learning how much guessing is involved in motherhood.

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