{"id":15,"date":"2013-07-01T02:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-03-26T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:45:16","slug":"breaking-the-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I were expecting our first child towards the end of May, so I was expecting things to get busier. But I made a commitment not to <em>Break the Chain<\/em>&#8212; something I blogged about <a href=\"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, things did not work out as we had intended.<\/p>\n<p>My son, Kaelen Grant McClintock,&nbsp;was stillborn on June 1, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Stillborn.<\/p>\n<p>Not a word I thought would have such an impact in my life.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, I&#8217;ve broken the chain.<\/p>\n<p>I still want to write.&nbsp;And&nbsp;I have managed to write a little since it happened. Some writing of screenplays, but&nbsp;mainly memories of the nine-month journey&nbsp;we had with our son. So still. So peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow the sun rises each morning; second still follows second, but life is numb. Sometimes things are fine, sometimes&nbsp;the smallest thing&nbsp;sets off the tears.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe a little life can leave such a big impact.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, my writing is now coloured by grief&#8211; And I have new stories to tell in honour of my son.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tgvTXWKB2VQ\/UdEwxvxCZWI\/AAAAAAAAACw\/YK8nRe2ZY54\/s1280\/Kaelen.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tgvTXWKB2VQ\/UdEwxvxCZWI\/AAAAAAAAACw\/YK8nRe2ZY54\/s640\/Kaelen.jpg\" width=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I love you, Kaelen. We will see you again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I were expecting our first child towards the end of May, so I was expecting things to get busier. 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