My children have moved several times over the course of their lives. Probably too many. I have worried about this – about the effect all these moves might have on their sense of security; their understanding of “home.” Not long ago, I confessed this to a friend – one who has moved her own children several times, including transcontinentally – and what she said to me was this: “There are parents who stay still. You don’t. That’s simply the mother they have, and it’s neither a good thing nor a ba...
Published on July 27, 2021 14:22