Adele’s “Easy On Me” Isn’t Actually a Charming Love Song
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Wouldn’t it be great if kids really did come with manuals? Unfortunately they don’t, and you have to fumble your way through child-rearing and life rituals without a guide.
Remember that moment when the baby was put on your chest and you immediately forgot about all the pain you went through to bring the kid into this world?
You forgot in an instant.
But, you traded the moment of relief for a lifetime of different pain.
And in those moments, you felt immense joy. Then confusion. Let’s revisit “Easy On Me.” Perhaps you’ll see the song in a new way.
“I know there is hope in these waters/But I can’t bring myself to swim when I am drowning in this silence”
Do you feel like you’re drowning in the weight of being a parent? You feel inadequate for the job. Every parent has days like this. There’s nothing good in this place, and there’s hope somewhere, but not here as the water pushes you under and the breath you have is expelled.
When kids are young, and you’re in the thick of spit-up, throw-up, and diaper changes, without adequate rest yourself, you can feel like there’s no end to the…
