I was thinking about something sad today. A few years ago when we had the big scare with my father-in law, his daughters showed up and were frequent visitors. I haven't seen them since.~
See, my FIL is actually my husband's stepDad. He has three daughters from his first marriage. I've met them a few times but couldn't pick them out of a line-up. They are never over there on his birthday or father's day. I know this because we usually are. I've only seen them around the Christmas holidays one time and my 27 year old daughter was still in high school. So that's been a while.
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I wonder why it is that when it comes to old people, everyone makes time for goodbye, but no one ever bothers with hello.
Interesting question indeed.
ReplyDeleteA good question to ponder before we ourselves grow old.
ReplyDeletea sad commentary on our 'so-called busy' lives.
ReplyDeleteI become more and more aware of this the older I get--and the more time I spend in the nursing home visiting my mother. It is sad. I try to say hi to everyone I encounter there, and wonder what they did, who they were, how many kids they had and what vibrant lives they must have lived.
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