"No One Really Prepares You for the Kind of Math When 1+1=3 "
With three young kids, my relationship with time is complicated. I am at the stage where my alarm clock is a tiny pair of lungs and the idea of a vacation is a 15-minute drive to Whole Foods. These words by Charles Bukowski stopped me in my tracks, I think because my honest answer right now is freedom, but one day, when the kids are grown up, I kno... See more
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For a child to achieve maturity, the parent-child relationship must be renegotiated, such that the new relationship is roomy enough to allow for the child’s increased capacities. But no one needs to leave anyone.
Bruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
Each kid is so completely different, that the experience of parenting might not even be comparable. Some come out as hassle-free angels, and others are continuous storms. It’s almost like Russian Roulette, you have a 1 in 6 chance in either direction.