Nice little piece from the New York Times about a mother who wrote her scorching memoir before she had children.
Every memoirist makes her own set of rules to write and to live by, and in these 12 years, the strictest rule to which I have adhered has been this: Before I have written anything about my son, I have asked myself whether I could imagine him turning to me some day, and saying, I wish you hadn’t told that story about me.
Read more
Author: Rossa Forbes
I’m a mom walking the long road of recovery alongside my son, whose world shifted at nineteen with a schizophrenia diagnosis. This space is where I share our journey as we navigate his healing through a shamanistic lens. I offer the truths we’ve discovered, the mysteries we’re still unraveling, and a critical look at a medical system that often overlooks the spiritual depth of this "dis-ease."
View all posts by Rossa Forbes
Thanks for that link Rossa. A very interesting and thoughtful article. I think we have to trust our children, and hope that they will understand us. My eldest daughter is desperate to read my book – and I want her to, but not for several years yet! Louise x