I visited my best friend this weekend…
At one point my friend’s son showed me a photo that he took one of the times when they and her mother had driven down to visit me at my parents’ house. In the picture, me, my best friend and our mothers were sitting together, and we were all laughing, probably at a joke her mother had told. The picture was framed and on a shelf.
For those who don’t know, I lost my mother last year, and my friend lost her mother the very next month, so we’ve been leaning on each other while navigating this journey.
My friend was looking at the photograph, and she, who never breaks down, began to cry. Her son and I rushed over to her and held her.
Eventually she shooed us away and wiped her eyes (and I wiped mine). "This is just so hard, " she said. 😞
For those who don’t know, I lost my mother last year, and my friend lost her mother the very next month, so we’ve been leaning on each other while navigating this journey.
My friend was looking at the photograph, and she, who never breaks down, began to cry. Her son and I rushed over to her and held her.
Eventually she shooed us away and wiped her eyes (and I wiped mine). "This is just so hard, " she said. 😞
