My kids will probably never understand this

 My kids will probably never understand this.

Not until they have children of their own.
But the sound of their laughter heals parts of me I didn’t even know were broken.

It softens the hard days.
It brings light into the darkest moments.
It reminds me that I’m doing something right.
Even when everything else feels like too much.

Their giggles echo through the house like music,
and in that sound, I find peace.
I find purpose.
I find pieces of myself that I thought were gone for good.

One day they might hear that same kind of laughter in their own homes
and suddenly understand everything I felt.
Until then, I’ll be here smiling quietly to myself,
grateful for every laugh that fills these walls.