Links for Wednesday, February 14
Feb 15th, 2008 by Jill
- Peter Ehrlich: Children Bridge Divorce’s War Zone - “Watch any nature program starring a mother bear and her cubs. Then picture yourself walking into the frame with the intention of approaching her babies. You’re not walking out unscathed. That’s motherhood. Unlike male bears, men are programmed to care for and defend their children as well. That’s fatherhood. And so, like lots of you, my ex and I fought – a lot. The hostility was always there.” (more) This is a story about one couple’s divorce that took a gentle (still divorced) turn one day.
- Jake Hovenden on This I Believe: Inner Strength from Desperate Times - “Only a handful of people know this about me, but five years ago, my father died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS… But, this essay is not about my experience with my father’s passing. It’s about my stepmother… I believe that inner strength emerges when times are desperate. I believe people sometimes refuse to give up, and they help others no matter the personal cost. My stepmother proved that to me.” (more)
Happy Valentine’s Day, dear ones.
