Excerpt of old post written in 2019: Lost Orgasms or Zero Faith
“Arriving home, I look out over the still misty ground to what remains of the now abandoned play structure. There, I can just make out the black, spray painted letters that spell out: ‘ZERO FAITH.’ Probably scrawled during one of the boy’s passages through middle school. Could be a skateboard brand. Or a song. Probably also a declaration. It makes me wonder: does misery pass through the body’s code, along with hair color and shoe size? Please don’t answer, I already know.”
You have probably already learned ZERO FAITH was a hard punk band back in the day.
Nope. Didn’t know.
Dee~ I believe it does, added to our own lived experiences and what we do with all of it.
I go back and forth on the idea of generational trauma. I see it in Holocaust descendants’ memoirs for sure.
I go back-and-forth about generational trauma too, and once broke up with a therapist when she suggested it. Just couldn’t bear the thought of things being passed on to the boys. There is just too much to hold as a parent. Unbearable sometimes. ♥️ to you.
There is a lot to hold as a parent.
Hazel~ Yes, indeed. It is amazing how we hold all that we have to as parents. (((hugs))) to us all 💕
I recall reading (2005 Emotional Intelligence by D. Goleman?) that trauma (in the sense of child abuse; physical and emotional abuse) does change our DNA. Am I remembering that correctly? and is it true?