Victoria Secunda

Victoria Secunda
beyond both embrace fathers flawed home images lap protection push retreat struggles temptation war within
Most fathers don't see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddy's lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home.
few haunting hearing moments rank
Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.