so please tell me I’m not the only one here who feels (or felt) like their parent(s) were parents & that’s it.
I don’t know why the concept of them being actual people eluded me so, but it wasn’t something I could grasp until about a month ago.
Mom & I were talking about her funeral arrangements (she and dad have pre-paid in hopes to make it a bit easier once they do pass) so of course I want to know her wishes so I don’t screw up. she happened to mention where their plots are located and that she only wants a graveside service, no wake/viewing. I’m not sure about other areas of the country but in east Tennessee we normally have a wake/viewing then service directly following, then burial the next day.
well the fact that mom was wanting a burial only with graveside services made me really question myself. (ha! we’re talking about her dying years and years and years down the road but all I can think of is myself???) she said “I have my close friends and family and that’s all that I want there.” Makes sense to me.
But then I start thinking.. I have all kinds of the hopes, ambitions, dreams… my mom was 25 once. she had hopes, ambitions, and dreams. is the way her life turned out the way she had hoped or planned? I can’t imagine my life when I’m my mom’s age. I hope I know how it’ll turn out but we honestly don’t know what will happen.
but all of this to say that my mom is a real person, not just a mom.
this. is. crazy.
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