loneliness(2/2)
In darkness and loneliness they are strongest
And in any case that is not their way. In dark and loneliness they are strongest; they will not openly attack a house where there are lights and many people–not until they are desperate, not while all the long leagues of Eriador still lie before us. But their power is in terror, and already some in Bree are in their clutch. They will drive these wretches to some evil work: Ferny, and some of the strangers, and, maybe, the gatekeeper too.…
Becoming a father
The process of becoming a father is more lonely and ambiguous than I anticipated. In the early days of fatherhood I believed, if I could apply some universal parenting principles, adjust for blind spots in our sociey, and add a few father-specific principles, I’d be a great dad. However, the daily practice of being a father is only marginally informed by principles. It’s much, much more informed by the traits of my own parents.…
The loneliness of the parent
Parenting can be lonely. Despite our best efforts to understand and support one another, Amie and I still cannot fully grasp the experience of the other. I suspect this is common, just the process of becoming a father can be lonely. When Royal trips and hurts himself, it’s right for a parent to comfort him. But he will only accept comfort from Amie. Even if she is not at home and I’m right before him, he will wait as long as it takes for Amie to return and violently reject empathy and comfort from anyone else.…
Humans wish to escape loneliness
What was becoming clear to me was the extent to which humans, in their wish to escape loneliness, made maneuvers that were very complex and hard to fathom, and I saw it was possible that the consequences of Morgan’s Falls had at no stage been within my control. Klara the AF ponders how accepting an invitation from Josie’s mother to visit a beautiful place put coldness between her and Josie, the sick girl she sought to befriend.…