Now, nothing wrong with that. Except that I have this special history with Harry Potter. When I got divorced, I struggled with the idea of how to stay close to my two daughters. With one, I seemed to be able to talk and share and the relationship just continued. With the other it was harder. She was younger and the silences were more pronounced. I floundered. Had doubts. Worried a lot. Until I heard she was devouring Harry Potter books.
And I started to read them. To have a language to talk with her in. And I enjoyed them. And this barrier that I thought was there.....wasn't. It wasn't just Harry. Harry gave us a commonality to touch each other with. So, I thought of all this as the quiz told me I was Lupin. And it sorta fits. Lupin was a werewolf who didn't really fit in the wizarding world. Yet he had amazing lessons to give Harry. He was friends with Harry's father and mother. Yet he didn't really belong. I've struggled with "belonging" my whole life. I feel I have much to contribute but often feel distant from the very ones I want to contribute it too. Like Lupin, I see things that others don't, but often am just quiet while I wait for them to catch up. So I just keep working.
On another note. Honesty. How do I feel about it? This blog is going to be as honest as I can possibly be. I believe we learn from each other, from our experiences, shared. But I also realize that one person has asked me to refrain from putting them in this blog. I'll respect that. It does get in the way when I want to write about certain things but that's really the only holdback I have. I just really feel that I can learn from someone else, and someone may learn from this blog. I could be wrong.
2 comments:
why are you saying "iVillage?" This article doesn't have anything to do with iVillage, does it?
why are you saying "iVillage?" This article doesn't have anything to do with iVillage, does it?
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