It Does a Body Good

Dear Mimi, 


During my formative years, I consumed gallons of milk. Gallons and gallons and gallons and gallons. And gallons. I'm not sure how many glasses of milk I drank each day, but I do know that you got a sip of each one. 


I don't remember if I ever argued, or asked for an explanation. I do remember that you said, each time, 'Mom gets a sip of your milk.' It was a fact, it was simply so. 


If I ever wondered why you didn't get your own glass of milk - I now know the answer. Or, I don't. But I do take a sip out of every glass I pour for my growing child. And I say, each time, 'Mom gets a sip of your milk.' 


Love, 


A