I'm new here...and I'm only half way through this piece but I needed to jump in RIGHT NOW.
1. You write with an elegance that makes me feel like I should not be reading in my wrinkled PJs. Your vocabulary is stunning-i've needed to use the dictionary 2x already.
2. It looks like everyone already weighed in on this BUT I STILL NEED …
I'm new here...and I'm only half way through this piece but I needed to jump in RIGHT NOW.
1. You write with an elegance that makes me feel like I should not be reading in my wrinkled PJs. Your vocabulary is stunning-i've needed to use the dictionary 2x already.
2. It looks like everyone already weighed in on this BUT I STILL NEED TO JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON: "What if the stresses of certain moments activate not only the chaos loving side, but a side I don’t know about that will replicate exactly how my parents treated me?"
I was JUST talking about this VERY thing yesterday. I too, want to protect my precious, unscarred, chick-chick of a son, from this DOOM.
I think the fact that we are aware of it helps, and also- we get to create the environments our children grow up in. Yes there will be love, and yes there will also be other feels. It's all about making sure that we all feel safe enough to express those true colors. That's something I didn't have growing up. From reading half of your piece alone, I am pretty sure you score Expert at crafting safe spaces to show up in. You've got this in the bag.
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I'm new here...and I'm only half way through this piece but I needed to jump in RIGHT NOW.
1. You write with an elegance that makes me feel like I should not be reading in my wrinkled PJs. Your vocabulary is stunning-i've needed to use the dictionary 2x already.
2. It looks like everyone already weighed in on this BUT I STILL NEED TO JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON: "What if the stresses of certain moments activate not only the chaos loving side, but a side I don’t know about that will replicate exactly how my parents treated me?"
I was JUST talking about this VERY thing yesterday. I too, want to protect my precious, unscarred, chick-chick of a son, from this DOOM.
I think the fact that we are aware of it helps, and also- we get to create the environments our children grow up in. Yes there will be love, and yes there will also be other feels. It's all about making sure that we all feel safe enough to express those true colors. That's something I didn't have growing up. From reading half of your piece alone, I am pretty sure you score Expert at crafting safe spaces to show up in. You've got this in the bag.