sarc.

My dad told me when I was 14 years old that I should stick to what I was good at. And I have. I'm good at writing what I think. Saying what I feel. Loving with all my heart. Trusting those who don't deserve it. And realizing my strengths are more often than not the source of someone else's weakness. I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living- a source of ridiculousness I'll be.

Some nights when my kids are all asleep, and I’m left with just the TV shows I’ve DVR’d, I like to watch the video of my mother’s life. It’s just a video, set to Backstreet Boys songs, with photos of her, as a child, as a teenager, as an adult, as a mother, as a wife, as all the things she ever was.  This photo is my favorite. Of all of them. My dad was so in love with her.  His life revolved around her.  You can see it in his face how much he loved my mom.  It makes me smile to know that my weird self was a product of how much my dad loved her.  I don’t do that “She would have been 55 this year” stuff. She died when she was 50. That’s where she’ll always be.  I miss her, more than I could ever express in a blog post. But this photo is proof that she lived a happy life.  The best tribute I can give to her, is to do the same.  And I will. 

Some nights when my kids are all asleep, and I’m left with just the TV shows I’ve DVR’d, I like to watch the video of my mother’s life.

It’s just a video, set to Backstreet Boys songs, with photos of her, as a child, as a teenager, as an adult, as a mother, as a wife, as all the things she ever was. 

This photo is my favorite. Of all of them.

My dad was so in love with her. 

His life revolved around her. 

You can see it in his face how much he loved my mom. 

It makes me smile to know that my weird self was a product of how much my dad loved her. 

I don’t do that “She would have been 55 this year” stuff.

She died when she was 50.

That’s where she’ll always be. 

I miss her, more than I could ever express in a blog post.

But this photo is proof that she lived a happy life. 

The best tribute I can give to her, is to do the same. 

And I will. 

3 months ago

  1. froggeek said: <3
  2. mypo0rbrain said: This is awesome.
  3. cleapow said: Love you and love this.

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