I received a lovely note from my step-grandson yesterday and he included his speech from his Bar Mitzvah, as we were unable to be there. It was so sweet and open and hopeful and complex and intelligent. What an amazing young man he is turning into. And he had decided he wanted to address domestic violence, and I had written a book about it long ago and also worked in shelters many years, so here was this grand yoking in of interest and purpose. I was touched. That he is grappling with such a subject so young is amazing, and his consciousness of this issue will make him a sensitive and wise partner down the road.
I feel he gives me recognition and makes me visible in a way I don't get much of in my ordinary life. I feel appreciated. What greater gift is there? So I've written him back and I'm hoping as he grows older he will have the time and interest in communicating with me. I'm open, I'm here, and more than ready.
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