We had a lovely workshop with the child mothers at St. Monica’s yesterday. Thirty child- mothers, thirty babies, a story circle and some ‘working’ sessions on defining supportive roles for each other. We sang a lot and danced a lot and the overall feeling was full.
It is this relationship of extremes that is so challenging, Dynamic.
One moment a traumatic experience watching death and life converge with the premature cutting of a cord or the neglect of an obstructed labor; the next moment is pure hope as we put on ‘plays’ about how to support one another as mothers and young mamas sculpt one another into images of love.
The work evolves. So do we.