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moominmolly ([personal profile] moominmolly) wrote2010-03-05 12:57 pm
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This morning I woke up from a dream where I was sitting on the couch in my current livingroom with my mom. We had our arms around each other and were chatting and she seemed sad. My dad came home and they exchanged some empty words, and he went upstairs; then, I held her and she started crying because they'd grown apart and would probably get a divorce if it wasn't for me. I held her a while, happy that I could be an adult daughter and a comfort, but so, so sad for her. Then I woke up and they were both still dead. It's probably about the job thing, but still -- I woke up shaking.

As always: love 'em while you got 'em, love 'em the best you know how. Be gentle: we are all so beautiful and so fragile, even when we are fucking up.

signing 'cow'

[identity profile] gretchens.livejournal.com 2010-03-12 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Not that research/science makes anything better, but this post reminded me of a post I'd read at Huffington Post a while back, about a study on parentless parenting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-gilbert/parentless-parents-how-to_b_376061.html

Like someone said above, it's hard to know what to say, but your last line resonates with me. It's good to remember for those of us that can take our parents for granted.

[identity profile] moominmolly.livejournal.com 2010-03-17 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for linking to this. I read it a while back, too, and was wishing I still had the link (but of course I couldn't find it, having not received it in email, and searching for it was depressing).