Enjoying this audiobook this am. It's my youngest child's 17th birthday #today and I am preparing their requested birthday dessert (rose Turkish delight) knowing in my soul that we can love them to the end of the earth, but we can't always protect them at every step along the way. We can't even protect them from those that supposedly loved them, those that broke their trust in unmendable ways, without accepting that you can't un-make toast. As imperfect and intentional parents, we do what we can. For me, if I've done nothing, I've shown that we can survive unmentionable injuries, continue to learn and grow, and even find a little bit of joy in the joyful, and trust in the trustworthy, amongst the chaos of ruins. I hope this amazing kiddo eventually learns to love, as they once thought they were loved, and to learn how to give care, even in the face of the world's atrocities. As for now, we talk about the past, the not so distant past, about history and the future; knowing our world is suffering the pains of birth, into a new tomorrow. This, leaving today, for birthdays and the joy of Turkish Delight. 🥰
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