Two Powerful truths I learned from the TV — really.

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I watched two shows this year that affected me deeply. The first, and try not to roll your eyes, was called “The Haunting of Hill House.” It was pretty brave of me because I grew up very religious, and even though I’m an Athiest now, part of me still believes in the Devil. Anyway, the series wasn’t what I expected and I have found myself thinking about it fairly often throughout the year. The part that comes to mind now is an idea regarding what it means to be a parent. In the series, the mother is tortured by the notion that her children will grow to endure pain — and it would be the most motherly thing she could do to protect them by killing them before they suffer. I was struck by this, recognizing the need to protect my kids is perhaps the most basic desire that I have. It is profoundly heartbreaking to see your children grow beyond the magic of kisses and snuggles — and be truly unable to help. Anyone who has a child can relate. Are you a co-parent, raising your child/children in a divorced family? Does your child suffer from bullying? A learning disability? An illness? There is a list a mile long of all the injury that people suffer — in childhood and beyond. And the guilt of being a parent runs deep. I read somewhere about parenting being a deeply selfish act — because it brings a child into a chaotic, messed-up world. Sometimes I watch the news, then look at my boys, my…