One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this monstrous behavior was an affirmation of love. And I would put my arms around him and hold him very tight until the dragon was gone and the loving small boy had returned.


The Crosswicks Journal - The Irrational Season (1977)

Madeleine L'Engle Quotes

One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this...

One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this...

One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this...

One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this...