She came home crying today. A good friend of hers from school is moving because his family is terrified. All I could do was listen and comfort. Assure her I did everything I could to prevent this.
She asked: why can't WE move.
Too complicated.
She asked: what happens now?
I said: I don't know.
She asked: are things going to get really bad?
I said: ...maybe.
It was 3:30 in the afternoon, today, in our kitchen- the blinds were open, but there wasn't much sun. I wanted to tell my daughter everything was going to be ok- but why? How can I look in her face and tell her something I'm not sure I believe?
I told her we'll be together, no matter what.
And we sat on the couch all night watching YouTube videos.
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What the FUCK am I supposed to do??? How do you parent like this?? My heart is broken.
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