Comment by royaltjames

How utterly soulcrushing. Reading this I realized at once that both I want to be loving unconditionally to my kids like you and also my parents would never do this for me.

You and your family sound like beautiful people, and I hope you can be kind to yourself no matter what happens.

When timing is more appropriate, I'm curious to hear more in-depth about how to cling relentlessly to joy.