We are the Dandelion Children

In the Swedish language, there is a phrase ’maskrosbarn’. It’s literal translation is ’dandelion child’, and the meaning behind it is quite powerful.

Dandelions are known as stubborn weeds, somehow always breaking through the tiniest of cracks and sprouting their yellow petals. Despite their difficult conditions, they manage to grow.

The phrase ’maskrosbarn’ compares children in difficult situations to this. Whether they be caring for a parent with a mental or physical illness, living in impoverished conditions, or growing up with narcissistic parents, maskrosbarn still manage to flourish; growing up and away from the darkness of their situation, and into the light of success and liberation.

This phrase has really resonated with me since I first learned of it, and I hope that you will find some solace in it too. Each and every one of us are maskrosbarn, breaking through the cracks and growing day by day.