Weak and vulnerable is a state that most men would cut off a limb to avoid under most circumstances, but suddenly we re letting down all our guards and protections and allowing her inside. It s a scary position for us, to be that open and exposed. What you won t do, you do for love. I have a co-worker, for instance, who told me the nastiest mess I d ever heard in my life. A single mom, she recently had a beautiful baby boy whom she found out was born with asthma and a few other respiratory problems.
Problem is that babies don t know how to blow their noses.
You have to do it for them. I use my mouth. As I struggled not to throw up over my computer, she just kept talking and justifying. You ll see when you have yours. There is no greater love than a mother for her child.