Momma Was Right
Momma was right. She usually was. Here I am wanting to write about the things that every previous generation before me has experienced but didn’t feel the need to make it known in any public way. Man, I wish they had. Even though losing our parents is a universal occurrence—with many, many overlapping decisions, experiences, emotions—it still, of course, has its unique pieces. For every family and even for each member of the family, it holds significance in a myriad of different ways. We wonder—am I alone in this particular experience? Is this how it is for everyone else? Reading these types of musings from previous generations could be comforting. Who said it? “We read to know we are not alone.” Before I give any OTHER impression, I will admit, I had – and still have- a pretty great family- even with all the complexities of being human—it was and still is a pretty great family. Maybe that causes more intense ...
