The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver
My kids were not as lucky in love at a young age as I had been, and not as distant in miles from their parents as I was blessed to be while I was struggling to discover my adult self. This year, the last few months they needed to push my husband and I away in order to learn to be a grown up. Understanding that, did not make it fun.
