Ack, Emmett, this is spot on. I’m so sorry you have to endure this terrible education — it’s not the kind of thing any of us wants to learn about, and especially not at 23 years old. Keep writing. These essays are astonishingly powerful. And they will, I trust, help you process this nonlinear journey, as you move in and out of the rooms, and eventually into other rooms. This will always be the “Before/After” moment in your life… with everything that happened before you lost your dad cast in one light, and everything after, in another. -Sue Rodgers
This analogy is absolutely accurate. I think what will change over time (a lot of time) is how long you spend in each room. The pain will be the same in the Room of Pain, but you won’t be there as often or for as long.
Ack, Emmett, this is spot on. I’m so sorry you have to endure this terrible education — it’s not the kind of thing any of us wants to learn about, and especially not at 23 years old. Keep writing. These essays are astonishingly powerful. And they will, I trust, help you process this nonlinear journey, as you move in and out of the rooms, and eventually into other rooms. This will always be the “Before/After” moment in your life… with everything that happened before you lost your dad cast in one light, and everything after, in another. -Sue Rodgers
This analogy is absolutely accurate. I think what will change over time (a lot of time) is how long you spend in each room. The pain will be the same in the Room of Pain, but you won’t be there as often or for as long.