[encore] 955: Love Sits by My Father
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Today\\u2019s poem is Love Sits by My Father by Qutouf Elobaid.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. This week, in honor of Valentine\\u2019s Day, we\\u2019re revisiting some of our favorite episodes on love. This episode was originally released on August 31, 2023.
In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cPeople in love are complicated; no one knows this more than the children, who get a front row seat to how affection plays itself out in the home, or not. Which influences how they interact and understand intimacy operating, or not, around them. Many psychological experts suggest making affection and tenderness appropriately visible in the lives of children. It goes far to ensure emotional stability. What children observe may drive them as adults to positively replicate their parent\\u2019s model, attempt to fulfill their parents' lack , or avoid intimacy altogether. A kiss, a hug, any physical expression of fondness is an active possibility of healing that radiates out into the world.\\u201d
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