Monday, November 15, 2010

Remember


"Mom? Why is daddy staying home from work tomorrow?"

"Daddy and I are going to Great Aunt Edith's memorial."

"Because she died."

"That's right."

"What do you do at a memorial?"

"People will talk about Great Aunt Edith and remember her fondly. Then there will be praying."

"Do you get to hug her?"

"No."

"Will you see her?"

"I don't think so, no."

"But I want to give her one last hug, Mom."

"I understand. You'll have to remember the last time we saw her and you gave her a big hug and a kiss."

"That was her last hug from me for her whole life."

"Yep."

"Look at this Lego guy, Mom. He's Clone Captain Argus."

"You doing okay, Babe?"

"Yeah. And I think I need a medium hug."

"Done."

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  1. gradydoctorNovember 15, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    Clutching my heart. . . . think I need a medium hug, too.

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  2. Ms. MoonNovember 15, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    Thank-you, Lisa, for giving me these perfect moments every morning where I get to listen in to the perfection of a child's mind.

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  3. dusty earth motherNovember 15, 2010 at 5:38 AM

    Totally teared up on this one.

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  4. vmramshurNovember 15, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    love this- do you know the book " Badgers parting gift"? it is awesome and is helping my son with our families losses these past two years.
    and yes ...so is our lego men

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  5. LaurieNovember 15, 2010 at 8:27 AM

    Gahhhhh....love to you and to him. I loved my great aunts. I had a bunch. xo.

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  6. Ann ImigNovember 15, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    Everyone is making me cry today. I'll take a medium-sized hug, too, please.

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  7. Karen at French SkinnyNovember 15, 2010 at 9:17 AM

    Beautiful.

    Giant Hugs.

    xoxo

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  8. Aaron JacksonNovember 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    So once again Bob made me cry in public, bless his little star wars obsessed heart.

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  9. SandraNovember 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    medium hug. despite that funny line, this story made me feel so sad. I feel your childs pain

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  10. Smeagol92055November 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    Awww... you have touched me at my plutonium-powered core.

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  11. K A B L O O E YNovember 15, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    I'm sorry for your loss. I read the "medium-sized hug" as a mark of resilience. After all, he gave his great Aunt a great big hug and definitely knows hugs can be super-sized. So yup, sounds like he's doing OK. So glad.

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  12. swonderfulNovember 15, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    Sweet sweet little boy. I want to give him a medium-to-squeezey sized hug. It's amazing how they get it.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 15, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    Bob is so sweet. Please give him a super big hug from me. Love you guys and can't wait to see you soon.

    Jill

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