They say parenting lets you relive your childhood. Great, if you had an awesome one. Not so great if you didn’t. Mine nearly made me swear off having kids forever. It wasn’t just the yelling, the constant criticism, or the way love felt like a performance review I could never pass. It was that the one person who was supposed to love, care for, and protect me, instead kicked me when I was down. Some people remember how they healed from sickness when they were children, nestled in their mother’s arms, their refuge from the world. I remember, lying in […]