Monday, October 17, 2011

Parenting Today

"Parenting, I’ve come to understand, is about loving my child today. Now. In fact, for any parent, anywhere, that’s all there is."


--from Emily Rapp, "Notes from a Dragon Mom," about loving her son Ronan, who will likely die of Tay-Sachs before he is three


Yes, you'll cry.  But read it anyway.  It's wonderful and beautiful in its ferocious way.  Just like a dragon. 


(And if you want to read other essays by this professor of creative writing, she blogs on Open Salon at "Little Seal.")

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