I'll Be Here

"Now I'm your mom, and I can tell you this: you don't have to hide your feelings. Whatever you feel is ok." I'll Be Here is an intergenerational story about a child's need to be seen and a parent's promise to see her. Love requires many things, but most of all forgiveness and opportunities to start anew. Author's Note: "Don't be angry." "Stop crying." "Don't be scared." Many of us never learned how to feel our feelings. When I was little, my parents didn't like me expressing my negative emotions