"On top of the sleepless nights, the endless hours to fill, and, yes, all that joy, raising a kid is one long experience of loss. We lose the 1-year-old with his arms outstretched to be picked up, the 4-year-old bravely marching to his first day of preschool, the 6-year-old who just wants to snuggle on the couch and watch Bluey. They’re replaced by new people we can’t wait to meet, but the ones they were, the ones we knew and loved, they’re gone forever."
@adx This knowledge informs EVERYTHING I make decisions about lately, always biasing towards both encouraging and building them up for their eventual departure, and savoring any shared moments.
"Do I need to go to this meeting, or do I need to sit on the couch and answer questions asked while mutually staring ahead at The Good Place?"
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