We said goodbye to our friends and the little one, who had recovered from her spill last night. And then we sat at the table, reflecting on what we had just lived with this young family, what it takes to have a child, what it does to the balance of the relationship that is already there. What does is natural and required of a mother, of a father? Are these biologically determined? There seem to be a few parts of life that really challenge the notion that there can be a new interpretation of gender roles, and having a baby seems to be one of them. But every family is different, there are so many ways to balance growing up.
And now we are back to our childless New York life of taking care of things and having a personal agenda in our free time. High on the list is figuring out taxes after having lived abroad for several years. Taxes, taxes, taxes. Playing with Blahblah was way more fun.
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