—Sabine Vatel
Childhood Childhood
is... is
getting excited because
Daddy wants
to talk
me and then having him tell me he's leaving me. It's trying to please everyone when there's an extra woman in the family your to
mother
hates.
Childhood
and
is
loving your mother and loving your father
feeling guilty about
it.
It's
being terrified
when your mother
and cuts her knee—afraid you are going to lose her, too. Childhood is living out of a suitcase every-other-weekend. missing your friend's party because you have to visit your
falls
It's
dad.
Childhood
why.
It's
is
waiting for
knowing go swimming and
crying yourself to sleep but not
Daddy to pick you up
to
him not showing up. Childhood
is
seeing your mother cry night after night and
trying to comfort her.
scared
It's
not knowing what love
you don't love your Childhood
is
is
and being
father.
wearing sunglasses to hide the tears
when
your parents are in the same room.
Childhood
is
thinking this
is
normal. -Shelly Neff
10
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