Throwing my children out might be an act of kindness

I’m caught between wanting to push them away and wanting to draw them closer

Taking the dirty washing downstairs, I notice a pile of crystals outside the landing window. The coloured rocks are flecked with ash. A curl of singed paper clings to an amethyst. I don’t know what it means, but I know who to ask.

“Lily, why are all your crystals on the window sill? And what have you been burning?”

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2vMDP7F