· Love is: holding hands when things are cloudy ·(series 22/25)
One of the toughest challenges in any relationship (as partner, parent, sibling, friend or lover) is to endure the rough and ugly moments. Life is not the movies where the only moments we will ever share are those well-parcelled little moments of perfection. There is a whole heap of less than delightful stuff that goes on too, and ultimately they are what make those other moments so wonderful.
It is a lesson I am learning as a parent, and one that is so much more powerful than I ever imagined. The opportunity to sit beside my daughter when I'm less than happy with something she has done; to hold her hand and remind her I love her, even if I'm not very happy with something. It doesn't lessen the fact that she has to face the issue, but it removes all the anger and 'personal disappointment' from the situation which is so often what causes the enduring hurt and possibly even loss of trust. She is quick
