When your son chooses a companion, you and the new family member both feel the same things: will she like me, will I be able to offer any help, will she tell me if I interfere? A kind heart finds it difficult to tell a truth that will make someone else uncomfortable. She has that kind of heart. We were lucky to gather to the heart of our family a girl with a kind nature, strong work ethic and bright mind who adored our son. Eight years ago she came to our house and began spending weekends with us. We are now looking at the possibility of a future without her presence. I will always wonder if I said the wrong thing, didn't say the right thing, knowing it probably had nothing at all to do with me and my responses. What I know for sure: living together is a complicated thing. If she leaves the fold of our family, we will always love her and wonder how she is. No matter what, she has left footprints on our hearts and we will never, ever be the same.
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