Victoria Albright

Four mothers...summoned by our daughters to a weekend workshop on honesty and communication.

We circle with a workshop assistant, waiting for the four child-women to join us for an intergenerational dialogue. He breaks the ice, "I've been wondering, why are you here?" Upon our arrival, we have learned that the other fourteen participants are here for "personal growth." We, on the other hand, are here simply to see our children, young women who have chosen this intentional community in Oregon as their home. "Because we love our daughters and they asked us to come," we speak with one voice, connected at some primal level that surprises even us.