The Best Conversation I Ever Had

People talk about a lot of things. You turn on the television and there are endless "talk shows" you can tune into. You might be an Oprah fan, or a follower of the up and coming "Wendy William's Show", or perhaps you are the "Rachel Ray" type. There are also the news channels. If you want to hear news broadcaster's "un-biased" opinion on the world of politics today, there is a plethora of stations to choose from. As I flip through the channels, I am amused at the non stop babble that goes on. President Obama's State of the Union speech, the Democratic opinion of his speech, republican rebuttal of his speech, and everyone in between has some "insight" to share. After a while, the sounds of the television begin to ring like the Snoopy and the Peanut's gang teacher repeating the "wah, wah, wah wah, wah". As my eyes glaze over, I turn to the person sitting next to me. He looks up into my eyes. His eyes sparkle with fascination and love, and as our eyes meet, we become one. It's as if we don't need to say anything at all, yet we understand everything. But in fact, we do speak. He speaks. With a simple utterance, "ahbooo". My mouth curves into a warm smile and I repeat it back to him, "ahbooooo". We exchange consonants and vowels for what feels like an eternity. The world was spinning around us, but nothing mattered. Nothing but his eyes meeting mine as he studied the sounds dancing from my lips. He was learning and we were bonding. It's as if he said, "Mommy, thank you for all the hard work you do for me. I love you.". I could pay $11.50 for the cinema, $3.50 for a soda and $4.00 for a box of chocolates to entertain myself, but what's the point? I can have the best conversation with a 13 pound bundle of love without saying any "words" at all. Thank you Isaac for the best conversation I ever had.