When We Let Go

by Rochelle B. Weinstein

You need to grab sunshine when you can. The real tragedy is living the rest of your life in the dark.”

And I begin to understand more and more what it means to be a parent. It’s hoping for the best while advising and consoling, knowing there are never guarantees. It’s saying the same thing over and over again until it sticks. Never getting tired. Never giving up. And it’s never walking away.