Status Updates From Beladen huis

Nare man

Blz 83 en 84 gaat over hoe je je voelt en over de kunst om ruimte in te nemen en de vergelijking hoe dat gaat binnen het gezin en in de wereld buiten het gezin.

Chapter 35 hits hard after reading the previous chapters. A’s true nature is tragic but very relatable

Ch 33 describes behaviors I recognise in my dad. Ch 34 describes not being able to share the truth about what I feel when people ask me about his passing

Blz 75 en 76 gaan over de empathiekloof

Chapter 24 is a great description of experiencing the death of a parent/loved one. Christien writes it like it’s almost every day business while she, and the reader, expects heavy emotion. When you’ve known that death was coming for an extended time, all you can think when someone dies is “right, now we move on to the next course of action” because you have become emotionally numb to that extent.

Chapter 20 is like the author seeing right through

Maar ik had ook last van de gevoelsverboden in feministische kring: van de dingen die ik zag en voelde en die niet gezegd mochten worden.