She who sees herself as Master of the Present Moment is immediately left in the past.
Tag: parenthood
The Discomfort of Other People
"Oh, excuse me, you're with them?" a 60-something year old, salt-and-pepper haired woman said to me as I approached my wife, in-laws, and twin daughters in the hotel lobby. "Yes, these are my daughters," I replied, my tone a bit more aggressive than I'd intended. Her husband turned around from fawning over our babies to… Continue reading The Discomfort of Other People
Past Trauma & Parenthood
We all have trauma that has overcast parts of our past. The trouble with trauma is that it has a way of making you feel like you're alone. As if that dark cloud is your burden to bear indefinitely and isolation is a fair price to pay because no one could possibly understand what you're… Continue reading Past Trauma & Parenthood