I felt so much tension in those ten minutes on Christmas morning and it pulled me in to want to know more. You mentioned your parents were married 25 years before they divorced and that made me realize your parents must have been older parents. And I wanted to know what it was like to have your mother taking up a separate residence for 4 years inside your own home while you were a kid. I get why you dread this holiday.
I can identify with this. My father died two days before Christmas. The holiday was forever changed. Thanks for your story. Thanks for your writing.
Thanks, Geoffrey.
I felt so much tension in those ten minutes on Christmas morning and it pulled me in to want to know more. You mentioned your parents were married 25 years before they divorced and that made me realize your parents must have been older parents. And I wanted to know what it was like to have your mother taking up a separate residence for 4 years inside your own home while you were a kid. I get why you dread this holiday.
Thank you for your always astute comments, Jill. I very much appreciate them.
This is an incredible piece of writing. You gave me a lot to think about.
Thank you.