We walked into a startling trap.

with my firstborn

The supreme adventure is being born. There we do walk suddenly into a splendid and startling trap… When we step into the family, by the act of being born, we do step into a world which is incalculable, into a world which has its own strange laws, into a world which could do without us, into a world we have not made. In other words, when we step into the family we step into a fairy-tale.

–G.K. Chesterton in Heretics

linking up with Weekends with Chesterton

10 thoughts on “We walked into a startling trap.”

What a sweet little smiling face and profile. My babies were all bald like that with little turned up noses, too. Adorable…and sweet quote, too.

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Lovely photo, GJ. Truly families are unusual creations, and each has its own strange, unspoken laws.

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“When we step into a family, we step into a fairy tale.” I'm going to ponder that one a bit. Seems like there's more there than I'm getting at a first reading.

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What a beautiful quote and a beautiful photo of you and your little one.

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Yes, this whole life is a fairytale if we just think about it! But a true one. 🙂

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Can I say it? What a wonderful, joyful photo… and beautiful child (and mother, too!). There will be a round two in our family now that our firstborn is married… but not yet. Waaaaay hard to wait and act patiently. Didn't understand my grandfather back in the day… and he wasn't shy in looking for a great grandchild, but boy do I understand him better now! Great quote. Thanks so much.

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