In circles

I've been observing her for months now...each visit i see her and wonder about her backstory. her baby has overly round checks and a hat to cover her thinning hair. I assume she is the child's mother. her hair is greying and her skin looks slightly tired. her dress looks as though she pulled out the most comfortable clothes she could find in the 5 minutes she had to get going in the morning. The closet light is too dim sometimes! Her little girl isnt so much a baby as a small-big-person. She is more put together than her mom today; her flowered overalls, cute little girl shoes and ruffley shirt distract from the tube she has that is attached to a back-pack sized pump. Although she can get around her mom carries the back-pack for her so that her darling can play with the wooden cars that slide around on the table.

It is clear that this little darling is sick but is her mom sick too? i delve into her backstory in my mind...I start with her getting married in a perfect ceremony. Nothing too fancy but she is clearly European so I imagine some castle in Austria or the Chech Republic as the backdrop (I guess a castle is pretty fancy). Then freedom of married life; a partner to explore and travel with. Mostly she now has someone else's mind to delve into and pull out the emotional matter; thats the best part, knowing what is in another's mind and being able to anticipate the thoughts, movements and other business of life. Here - today - she is alone with her baby girl, her noisy pump and the illness. Not even those cutesy girl clothes can negate that. backstory again: I figure she used to be an athlete maybe a swimmer or tennis player based on her physique. She seems intelligent so she must be well read and so caring to her little one so maybe she was a teacher. Yep, this woman did some meaningful things with her time as an individual. Has this girl's mom become a person of unfulfilled ambition, desires and personal goals? When you sign on to be a parent letting go of that marital freedom of castles, seas, exploration and intimacy is put on hold but once this sick child entered the family what happens to mom (and dad)?

Next month, they will be there again maybe Dad will come along as well. I hope so his backstory is already nearly complete.