to my son
April 20, 2016 § 4 Comments
I’ve been trying to decide if there’s room in this space for me to introduce your identity as a writer. It’s a gift I’ve kept close to my heart, a secret that I treasured as an exclusive audience to your developing skill.
In much the same way a parent might take pride in sharing an athletic ability or musical talent, it has been my greatest joy to share my love of writing with you.
Until now most of your writing has been forced and shaped by academic restrictions. It’s only in your private writings and personal letters that one can see the contradiction of your internal awareness for your experiences in contrast to your outward mannerisms; it is in these works that your voice and style, confidence and curiosity shape a prose that is enviable.
This brings us to an exciting development. You are writing a book. A witty science-fiction work with a strong storyline and endearing characters, cliff hangers and comical one liners.
I’ve been reading your thread since your first paragraph, but you’ve begun to broaden your efforts to accommodate the work of editing and constructive feedback from a trusted teacher. Something that you once played at has become a passion and your definition of self is becoming broader.
You so often categorize yourself by interest over talent without allowing for a depth of character that invites a life rich with multifaceted experiences. Scientist, inventor, gamer, writer.
None of us are one or the other, we are fragments of everything we know and cannot fathom.
Maybe you will work in a lab or write code, maybe you’ll stay at home and raise a family or craft a novel that inspires new dreamers. The future is still unwritten, but this story that you’ve started is worth finishing.
I wake up wanting to turn the page, to see this next chapter unfold.
Love, Mom
scribblechic 
Wonderful how you encourage your son to keep writing. You acknowledge his gift and wish for a future that is bright. Beautifully written.
Thank you! I should add that if my son decides he’s happiest writing for his own eyes or a select few friends and family, that’s his choice. Seeking joy and embracing creativity is no less valuable without external appreciation.
Like blog writing, it is a place to stand in your heart and express what wants to come out. A creators paradise!
And as each paragraph, page and story is completed, a sense of self is shaped along with it, a confidence in self and an ability to share on a level like no other.
Bravo Marie, you are encouraging a soul to greatness, regardless if it produces a great book, film, or more importantly, the ability to be comfortable within himself 🙂
I have long loved that he uses writing as a vehicle for clarity of thought, but this new leap of faith in sharing his efforts demonstrates, for me, a developing confidence in uncertainty.
Thanks, Mark!