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When Your Heroes Fail You
I've been a big believer in Charles Barkley's infamous line, "Sports stars are not role models." We see it all the time, right? A kid looks up to some sports figure and idolizes him. Wants to be just like him. Makes him his hero. And then the hero makes a horrible choice, or reveals himself as who he really is, and the kid is crushed. The latest: Conor McGregor My … [Read more...]
Goodbye Aunt Molly
Early last year, I wrote about my Aunt Molly and how much I saw my mom in her. And how much she'd gone downhill since I last visited. It's funny (not humorous) how the elderly, when they are dying, they die in stages, like stairs with longish landings. As time goes by, the landings get shorter and the steps get steeper. They never ascend, either. It's all down. Just a … [Read more...]
My Aunt Molly
Last week, I went to see my Aunt Molly. She is my mom's sister. Up until my mom died, they'd lived together in the house I grew up in for over 10 years. Before that, they'd lived apart. They didn't really like each other. But I know in my heart they loved each other. I hadn't seen my aunt for over a month. The family and I had all been sick since the middle of … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday?
My aunt, uncle, and I are in the process of selling the house we all grew up in. To say it's been rough is an understatement. It kills me to think about it being gone, out of the family. But I can't bear to keep it. And nobody in the family has stepped up to say they want to buy it. Thus, we're in "paperwork hell." If you've ever sold a house before, you know what I … [Read more...]