I remembered being so surprised when he told me this. He told me in a very straightforward way how he came to me. I wanted to honor and encourage him speaking about these things.
When my son was 3 he told me one night (as we were saying our prayers) that he died to come and be my child. He said that he knew that I needed him. He said that he drowned but it was ok because his previous life was terrible. His previous father (called him babi, but the b’s sounded almost...