Cheryl said we should write down some of these conversations we have with our kids:
Emma: "Daddy, are we allowed to give you things, even when it isn't Father's Day?"
Me: "Sure, Emma, Mommy and I love presents from you guys anytime!"
Emma: "No, I mean just to you."
Me: "Sure, that would be great, Emma, but you guys are already really good at that."
(pause)
Emma: "But I don't even know how much milk you like on your honey-nut cheerios!"
About Me
- Jamie McVickar
- Chester Springs, PA, United States
- I live with my awesome family of 5 or 6 or maybe 8 depending on your definitions regarding an engaged step-daughter, an exchange student, and dogs, cats and stuff, in West Vincent in the house my dad built back in the 50's. I graduated from Westtown School and Earlham College, with a degree in Psychology, which helps explain why I'm an Accountant today. I've been a Quaker since I was 2 months old and a Phillies fan since I was 7. Being a Quaker has served me far better. I hope you enjoy this blog. Let's try to keep it vitriol free.
2 comments:
Jamie,
It wouldn't be possible to explain the emotions I felt, I feel, seeing you there, remembering Dennis. My heart was broken in a very real way when I learned what he had lived through, for I'd always cared so deeply for him. Always. He was good to me; he gave me time; we both gave each other time, but he did so from a knowing place, and I did so from a frightened place.
I posted a poem today on my blog, one of two that I wrote upon his passing.
Thank you for reaching out,
Beth
Hey,
I love talking to Emma. When we were at Swatara and I had to walk her to a playtime so Cheryl could give her recycling forum, she grabbed my hand and said, "I just want to be with you all day." She was anxious because she had to go to the kids play room and no one was there she knew, so I knew her atachment for me was out of convenience. Still, it just made my heart melt.
Then, of course, is what sh said when I stopped by the day before Father's Day with your book and she said, "Why are YOU here?"
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