Well, isn’t this just lovely? Great title, too. This piece shines with hard-won understanding that it takes years, if not a lifetime, to see that even the most alarming, demoralizing and dangerous parents were doing the best they could.
This brought me to tears as I am so very grateful you have found a way to honour the beautiful amidst the pain and chaos with tenderness. It is so rare and precious to find another human who doesn't dismiss one's difficult childhood in one sweep and instead sees the tangled mosaic of love and pain. My childhood was its own mosaic and I am so grateful for the gift of your writing echoing back tenderness and warmth.
So beautifully written. As soon as I see you’ve written something, I have to stop whatever I’m doing and read it. And it’s always a delight. Thank you for being so open and sharing your memories.
Love and renovation, yes! Those layers of hurt and care, covered and rediscovered. And the way that meeting Emma was a catalyst in reconnecting past, present and future. Wonderful writing, Rob.
Well, isn’t this just lovely? Great title, too. This piece shines with hard-won understanding that it takes years, if not a lifetime, to see that even the most alarming, demoralizing and dangerous parents were doing the best they could.
This brought me to tears as I am so very grateful you have found a way to honour the beautiful amidst the pain and chaos with tenderness. It is so rare and precious to find another human who doesn't dismiss one's difficult childhood in one sweep and instead sees the tangled mosaic of love and pain. My childhood was its own mosaic and I am so grateful for the gift of your writing echoing back tenderness and warmth.
So beautifully written. As soon as I see you’ve written something, I have to stop whatever I’m doing and read it. And it’s always a delight. Thank you for being so open and sharing your memories.
What she said. Your writing is so moving, Rob.
Thanks so much, Rob. Your posts are like an anchor of compassion.
Thank you for your honesty and acceptance of trauma in your own childhood as well as your Mom’s. Rare and beautiful.
Your writing always touches me deeply. Thank you!
Your writing is so beautiful Rob-
This is beautifully written, full of love, understanding, and compassion. It’s thanks to @Rona Maynard that I found you.
Love and renovation, yes! Those layers of hurt and care, covered and rediscovered. And the way that meeting Emma was a catalyst in reconnecting past, present and future. Wonderful writing, Rob.
I loved this Rob. What grace you have. Such a descriptive piece with emotion packed into those napkins and touching hands and tacos.
So relatable.