Dear friend, ahé’hee for sharing. I feel these parental reflections soul deep. Our framing for much of these times has been through the lens of body autonomy but in kid language- and using the boarding school era as a springboard since they are very aware of this (shoutout to Molly of Denali for her heavy lifting!) Then we make connections to family separation. I’m not sure how much is landing but I know they have lots of questions.
I feel so often that I fall short of what and when and how to hold it all personally as a mom and struggle to still weave together the kiddos’ understanding as well. Your words are a reminder that this is the path and I am not alone.
Ah, I love this so much. Such a salient point that the work for young people might simply be to raise more questions rather than having all the answers. Refraining from discussing altogether means they don't even question, just blindly accept. And what a powerful lesson it is to sit with questions that can't be answered, at least not right away. I hadn't thought about it like that. Thank you thank you thank you Jac!
Dear friend, ahé’hee for sharing. I feel these parental reflections soul deep. Our framing for much of these times has been through the lens of body autonomy but in kid language- and using the boarding school era as a springboard since they are very aware of this (shoutout to Molly of Denali for her heavy lifting!) Then we make connections to family separation. I’m not sure how much is landing but I know they have lots of questions.
I feel so often that I fall short of what and when and how to hold it all personally as a mom and struggle to still weave together the kiddos’ understanding as well. Your words are a reminder that this is the path and I am not alone.
Ah, I love this so much. Such a salient point that the work for young people might simply be to raise more questions rather than having all the answers. Refraining from discussing altogether means they don't even question, just blindly accept. And what a powerful lesson it is to sit with questions that can't be answered, at least not right away. I hadn't thought about it like that. Thank you thank you thank you Jac!
“To raise a young child is to be in a constant battle over whether to expose you to this world or to shelter you from it. “