It was most unfair of me to expect you to be heroic as you endured excruciating pain.
So I ask you one more favor. Forgive me, Mom, for being selfish and expecting you to suffer for my sake. Loving you was easy…losing you has been devastating.
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Even when the inevitable was quite evident, I kept deluding myself that it was all a dream. There were no answers to my many questions. Resentfully I had to accept a void in my future.
It was most unfair of me to expect you to be heroic as you endured excruciating pain. So I ask you one more favor. Forgive me, Mom, for being selfish and expecting you to suffer for my sake. Loving you was easy…losing you has been devastating.
Sandra James
12/5/2023 11:57:03 am
Very sad, thought provoking and very well written, Pamela! 💛
Rashna Tessa Walton
12/5/2023 04:24:42 pm
The after-shock can be excruciating. Thanks Pamela.
Doug
12/5/2023 07:03:10 pm
Mom's are special. Beautifully written Pamela.
Tom Baldwin
13/5/2023 05:11:44 am
A lovely story of mixed emotions at a tragic time, Pamela.
Sue Clayton
13/5/2023 06:19:23 am
One for Mother's Day. Tomorrow in Oz.
Jacqui Wiley
13/5/2023 02:07:00 pm
We never want to lose those we love. Very well written.
Peggy Gerber
13/5/2023 04:28:32 pm
Sometimes denial is the only way for us get through hard times.
Pamela Kennedy
14/5/2023 02:47:43 am
Thank you, everyone, for reading and commenting on my story. Have a safe and enjoyable week! Comments are closed.
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