The L family

Posted Wed, 09/16/2009 - 00:30

We really do start and end with family. No one understands us the way they do; no one misunderstands us the way they do. Okay...there are probably no such problems in this particular family. They are the most cohesive, most supportive bunch I've met in a long, long time!

What a comfort is it for children to know that there is a haven to which they can always retreat. How easy it must be for them to venture bravely into the world when there is firm knowledge that there exists a safe place where they are forever deemed worthy and fully heard...and seen.

All right, not all families rock as hard as the L family. And thank goodness, it would put psychotherapists completely out of business!

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Comments

Gorgeous Pictures

by Sara - 09/29/2009 - 12:54

Lam, those are incredibly good family pictures. Your ability to capture the whole family has really come into its own now.

Thank you, Sara!

by Lam - 09/29/2009 - 20:12

Thank you, Sara!

Love the photos

by Mindy - 09/25/2009 - 11:34

What a beautiful job! My favorites are the black & white.

Thank you, Mindy. I'm

by Lam - 09/25/2009 - 13:11

Thank you, Mindy. I'm particularly fond of black and white as well.

These are such beautiful,

by Ivan Chan - 09/17/2009 - 17:02

These are such beautiful, moving pictures. I am continually impressed and touched by how well you capture the invisible in your photographs. I "feel the love" because I can see the love!

Thanks both to you and the L family for sharing these photographs.

Thanks, I! I am particularly

by Lam - 09/19/2009 - 15:35

Thanks, I! I am particularly interested in theorizing about and following the trajectory of families as they grow. It's my suspicion that that adolescent discord can be directly traced back to the quality of parent-child(ren) interaction during these early years and that families like this one will encounter fairly smooth sailing during what is traditionally considered a time of tumult. One can hardly expect open lines of communication between parent and teenager if these lines were not opened far prior during early childhood, non?