My firstborn

Taryn's teacher asked to speak to me yesterday. That's always a bit of an "oh, no" moment. She had noticed that sometimes Taryn doesn't appear to focus on what she is saying and asked me if that also happens at home. Oh yeah. Pretty much every day. I've wondered if it's just development, or if she is a lot like me. My mind was always caught up in so much thought that it was hard to do things quickly, hard to concentrate on more boring tasks. She seems to have a vivid imagination, too, and finds it hard to depart from her immediate to do and hear something else.

Oh, my daughter. The world likes productivity and is not always kind to those who muse and wander. Yet I know there is value in that way of being - I don't think I would be a songwriter if I didn't just get lost in my mind and emotions sometimes. How do I teach you to adjust and get along to function well in how the world is without losing that precious, beautiful part of you?