They take every part of you, and life becomes only about them. This sounds bad. It isn’t. It’s a good thing. Life contracts a little bit, taking free time away so only the parts that matter remain. My children became those only parts that mattered.
Chapter 5 of the novel premier of Nosedive by Kendon Luscher. Nosedive is a book about sex, punk, capitalism, homelessness, and getting a job... Enjoy!