People change - always. And most don't or won't realize that they will, because those elements that will alter them, have yet to be encountered. It's in their future.

You raise a child and love them fully and know them as well as anyone and then their lives change. They marry, they have a child. Their desires and needs alter their course and can leave you behind. It doesn't always happen - but sometimes it does.

I wonder if it's avoidable or reparable once it happens.? To be continued.

Good article. 😊