A man reached for his wife's hand in church today. They extended their arms in front of their daughter, age 8 or 9, to hold hands. The daughter was strangely unconcerned about the invasion into her space. In fact she hugged both arms.
I know that when couples divorce the desire of younger children is that their parents get back together again. Just getting back together again signals that the world is right again. It feels safe.
I heard someone say that the best gift you could give to your child is to love their mother.
I believe that the act between this mom and dad was a signal of safety for the daughter.
In the bumpy road of life it's nice to have emotional seabelts.
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