The other night as we were driving and talking of nothing in particular, Reid said with a bubble of laughter in her voice, “There’s something mixed up in our family.” I wondered what was coming next since there are many things in our things that might be termed “mixed up”. I’m always interested in Reid’s observations on life and this seemed to have promise and so I asked what she meant. “I still drink milkies and Dylan don’t,” Reid said. “I should stop.” I reminded her that Dylan had had milkies when he was young and that different families do different things. This conversation tells me two things: Reid has been anticipating seeing Dylan all week and she might think more about what her peers do vis a vis nursing than I thought. I’ll have to listen this weekend to hear if she discusses it with Dylan.

I know it also means that Reid is thinking of stopping nursing, trying out the idea by talking about it. I’m being neutral, talking about her stopping when she wants to and not worrying about other people.