Eric, this is so beautiful and deeply touching. You put words around a feeling I live in too. Thank you for giving language to the tenderness and the grief of loving beings that have dropped their bodies or moved on in some way. I’m grateful you wrote this, and I share the feelings about wanting more of our dad, but not even being able to face what I have of him. If there is anything I can pass on to you, or share that would be helpful, please let me know. Sadly, I think the best of those things are mostly memories. Weren't we lucky for some of those brighter-than-bright moments with him? By the way, I see so much of him in you. I hope you see that too. You are such an intelligent, funny, kind father and professor, just like him. <3
Eric, this is so beautiful and deeply touching. You put words around a feeling I live in too. Thank you for giving language to the tenderness and the grief of loving beings that have dropped their bodies or moved on in some way. I’m grateful you wrote this, and I share the feelings about wanting more of our dad, but not even being able to face what I have of him. If there is anything I can pass on to you, or share that would be helpful, please let me know. Sadly, I think the best of those things are mostly memories. Weren't we lucky for some of those brighter-than-bright moments with him? By the way, I see so much of him in you. I hope you see that too. You are such an intelligent, funny, kind father and professor, just like him. <3
Thanks, Sis! And I could not hope for a better compliment.
Great piece, it rings true to me.I still have the ugly stairs I built for my Geordie Bear sitting in the garage.