I do have children and love them deeply. It was tremendous fun and fear and happiness and grief. The full cupboard. I look at them and see the best of myself … and sometimes the worst…
But when they grew independent, I fell into what a friend beautifully described as an affair with myself. And that’s what made me whole.
And I will henceforth think of myself as a joyfully whole wolf.
I do have children and love them deeply. It was tremendous fun and fear and happiness and grief. The full cupboard. I look at them and see the best of myself … and sometimes the worst…
But when they grew independent, I fell into what a friend beautifully described as an affair with myself. And that’s what made me whole.
And I will henceforth think of myself as a joyfully whole wolf.
Such a beautiful thing to feel, Susan 🤍 I’m so glad you’re having such a fulfilling experience as a mother.