"Parents, however old they and we may grow to be, serve among other things to shield us from a sense of our own doom. As long as they are around, we can avoid the fact of our mortality; we can still be innocent children."
Jane Howard
Little Grey Bungalow
There is definitely some truth to that. I lost mother, father, and only sibling in the space of 8 years, and it really does change how you see things.
ReplyDeleteI'm learning to enjoy them while they're here. The last time I visited my dad, he looked old. Not "older," but old.
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