Coming of Age
And before you know it, it’s time to go
13 min readNov 30, 2022
The First Two Years
When Brian Summers was born, it wasn’t his choice. He didn’t necessarily want to be birthed. And his parents didn’t want him either if we’re being honest — and we are.
That’s the worst case take on this situation.
The best case is the parents (Brian’s or anyone’s) feign excitement, maybe even feel it. Heck, some do. And that, too, is a miracle of birth. But babies don’t want to be here. Most of the time, people don’t want to be where they are…