on feeling emotionally stunted

i enjoy pretty much everything i read by nicole cliffe, but her piece yesterday on children and happiness was especially meaningful to me. it's nice to be reminded that there are other people who feel similarly.

She's LOTS of fun, but I ... have not really been emotionally transformed? God, this sounds bad. I love her so much, but I love her like I love my parents, and my husband, and my best friends, and my 15-year-old mixed breed dog. Incredibly! Delightfully! Fiercely! But it's not a whole new feeling. She's like having a really high-needs roommate that you just couldn't picture living without.