This Is Me, Holding Dolls

This is me, sitting on a park bench, with Moana on one knee, and Princess Elena on the other, my arms wrapped around them as though they were my most precious possessions.

Why?

Well... when my 5yo, Aspen, insisted on taking them to the park, I told her that I would NOT be holding them. I told her that they would be her responsibility, and she agreed.

But h…