The gathering room - Still Their Parent

For the last two months, we've been setting up a room for people who've never met. We've been sitting in a circle together, and by the end of the afternoon, a simple dupatta had carried more than any of us expected it to. Some people spoke. Some didn't say a word. Almost everyone left a little lighter than they came in.

We're doing it again.

Separation ends a marriage. It doesn’t end parenting. Whether you’re raising your children on your own, sharing them with someone you can barely speak to, or living apart from them, you’re still showing up: for the school forms and the pick-ups, the questions you don’t know how to answer, the grandparents who miss them, and the relatives with opinions on how you’re doing it.

And somewhere in all of it, a story tends to settle in: that you’ve failed them, that they’ll carry this forever, that you’re not allowed to fall apart. This space starts from a different premise: that a parent who is struggling is still a parent who is trying, and that the one holding everything together needs holding too.

This isn’t a space for parenting advice, or for being told what’s best for your children. It’s a space to not be the only parent in the room who’s gone/going through the experience. No agenda but to arrive, connect, be present, and see what surfaces.

You may leave with more clarity. You may leave having said nothing at all and still feel less alone. Both are the point.

If you're worried your ex might be in the room? Please tell us when you register here - 8139910202, sharing only what you’re comfortable with, and we’ll arrange separate slots. What you share is seen only by the MDG admin team, used only to arrange this, and kept confidential.

This is part of an ongoing gathering, held at regular intervals. You’re welcome whether this is your first time in the room or you’ve been here before.