"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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