Mel and the New Normal

Justin and I watched a movie after work last night, and it was surprisingly inspiring. More on this later, but allow me to share with you the end of the movie. It may not mean a lot unless you watch the whole movie to understand the video, but the message should resonate with all parents out there, practicing Catholics or not. FYI, J and I are non-practicing Catholics, but we really enjoyed and understood the message of the movie. As a law-enforcement officer, I’ve seen firsthand the deep hurt and devastation that fatherlessness brings in a child’s life. Our prisons are full of men and women who lived recklessly after being abandoned by their fathers, wounded by the men who should have loved them the most. Many now follow the same pattern of irresponsibility that their fathers did.

 The parents, in particular the mother, have had a relationship with the infant for nine months prior to its birth. Parents project their own desires, needs and  dreams  onto the infant.   Infant loss represents a life not lived, a cut off of potential. In our psyches it goes against what we believe is the natural order of things, which implies that children are supposed to outlive their parents." (http://voices.yahoo.com/how-recover-infant-loss-6497258.html)