"I will not teach or love or show you anything perfectly, but I will let you see me, and I will always hold sacred the gift of seeing you-truly, deeply, seeing you."
"I had spent years trying to keep my pain out of sight. I thought I could hide it again. But this time, I couldn't."
"What I didn't understand then was that my children did not need protection from my humanity. They needed some connection to it."
""You're the sad one," he said, "and Dad is the mad one.""
A parent reflects on a moment of vulnerability during Christmas 2021 when tears revealed deep emotional struggles related to their mother's mental health. Despite attempts to shield their children from pain, the children responded with love and support, highlighting the importance of emotional honesty. The parent realized that their children needed connection to their humanity rather than protection from it. An observation from the younger child in late 2023 further emphasized the impact of emotional expression on family dynamics.
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