We talk a lot about heroes these days. Men and women who risk their lives every day by putting out fires, entering combat zones, and enforcing laws-- we look to them most often when we hold up examples of heroism.
There is great heroism to be seen in the daily chores of being a parent. Changing diapers and wiping up drool, getting the children off to school, going to work to pay the bills, keeping a cheerful outlook, finding laughter in the most meager of materials-- these offices seem prosaic but they are essential to the nurturing of children.
I started this blog during the summer of 2011 because I was inspired by reading the blog of Roger Paw, the photographer who follows the progress of the Washington Square red-tailed hawks Bobby and Violet and their chick Pip. Today Violet has died from complications after surgery on her damaged foot. Throughout the summer and fall, Violet fulfilled her duties as a mother through pain and disability, balancing on one leg. Her perseverance was truly heroic.
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