Mom woke us up early this morning to say, good-bye. It was short and very sweet. While Granna held Doll Face, we all cried. After Doll Face said her good-byes and Granna walked out the door, she laid there with me and cried some more. Through her tears she said, “I won’t be able to rest in Granna’s lap or stay up late with her and watch American Idol anymore.” Then she cried some more. I wondered if she thought about leaving someone the way grown-ups do. I wondered if she thought about how she wouldn’t see that person in places that she ordinarily sees them. She does.
And then Sunny walked in and saw there was sadness happening in the room, shifted uncomfortably, muttered something like "aw, c'mon", and then walked out of the room before she had the chance to start crying, too. "Stuff it down, stuff it down, stuff it down..." (inner dialogue).
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