She nods not too energetically, but sincerely. Something is on her mind.
"I think we could all use some distractions. Even if we don't have to burden ourselves with responsibilities, it's hard not to try and make sure to do all we can to protect everyone else." Jennifer starts musing, now, thinking of Brown, Gregory, Hoffman, Wendy, and all the other kids "Sometimes you regret being overbearing, while other times you regret not having done enough. But only in hindsight you can see the overcorrections."
Perhaps if she didn't overcorrect with the maturity back then, things could have shaped up differently for her. And Dan's avoidance is an overcorrection, too. But she could never judge him for being in so much pain. Especially knowing that his heart has not hardened despite all.
It's way more complicated than it looks, isn't it? Many don't understand, they wonder what is the point of maintaining and extending that grace despite all, warn that it's like asking to get hurt again. But someone has to do it. If pain is meant to come, it will come anyway. There is no such thing as dodging it. She might as well be here and soak in everyone's tragedy.
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She nods not too energetically, but sincerely. Something is on her mind.
"I think we could all use some distractions. Even if we don't have to burden ourselves with responsibilities, it's hard not to try and make sure to do all we can to protect everyone else." Jennifer starts musing, now, thinking of Brown, Gregory, Hoffman, Wendy, and all the other kids "Sometimes you regret being overbearing, while other times you regret not having done enough. But only in hindsight you can see the overcorrections."
Perhaps if she didn't overcorrect with the maturity back then, things could have shaped up differently for her. And Dan's avoidance is an overcorrection, too. But she could never judge him for being in so much pain. Especially knowing that his heart has not hardened despite all.
It's way more complicated than it looks, isn't it? Many don't understand, they wonder what is the point of maintaining and extending that grace despite all, warn that it's like asking to get hurt again. But someone has to do it. If pain is meant to come, it will come anyway. There is no such thing as dodging it. She might as well be here and soak in everyone's tragedy.