As a writer & mother, words are so important.

After walking barefoot in the park the other day, I showed the baby a patch of dirt on my foot, and said, “Eww!” Since then he has been pointing to his beautiful, clean, pudgy feet, his adorable belly button & other perfect (mashAllah) body parts & saying, “Eww!” with great disgust.

Even our small or thoughtless actions and words have impact, especially on our children – but not always in the way that we expect or want.

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