Archetypes
True Meaning In Motion
Temporary Restraint
Often without our awareness, we hold back our children as we teach them. The process of breaking free is a liberating one.
Trial and Error
Radical accountability and acceptance for mistakes made and intentional forgiveness from others.
Laboring @ 180 Months
Carrying him again, a minute for each of his fifteen years.
His Boots
Our children do not share the emotions we assign to the symbols of their development. They lack context, and so reject the meaningless fodder of their youth as we scramble to procure mementos.
Pick Me Up
Our contributions to each other help us to stand on our own — an effort in life that is rarely solitary.
Through Hoops
The willingness to repeatedly act speaks to the ritualistic nature of motherhood and partnership, two separate but simultaneous roles.