S6E11-Fathers

Shattered plate glass on a floor. Saul Bellow wrote, “Losing a parent is something like driving through a plate-glass window. You didn’t know it was there until it shattered, and then for years to come you’re picking up the pieces.” In honor of Father’s day, we offer some thoughts about parental relationships that you may find helpful as you pick up your own pieces of glass.

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Shakespeare authoring a play, in the movie Hamnet. We talk about the movie and how the play Hamlet was a creative outlet for Shakespeare's grief after the loss of his son.

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