Father Complex Quotes

“His body was too heavy for him; its own, particular gravity felt like it would drag him to the ground. How many times? How many times could he do this, feel this way, like something had been carved out of him and left a gaping hole of raw nerves? How did everyone else do this, day after day, grappling with the fear that today might be the day that what you loved most in the world could be ripped away from you, that you couldn’t stop it or save it, that—in fact—what you loved most might be responsible for its own destruction? Christ, how did anyone ever take a full breath again after they had a child?”
― Gregory Ashe, Father Complex