Friday, February 17, 2006
Daddy's birthday
Today is the anniversary of my father's birth..92 years ago (1914!). He's been gone for 10 years this August. I have such a feeling of melancholy on this day; 26 years ago my mother died, on my dad's 66th birthday, in the afternoon, before they had had cake and ice cream...daddy never could celebrate his birthday after 1980, it was terrible reminder for him, and though I tried to make it a pleasant day, he couldn't be drawn out of his sadness. He missed mom; he saw something in her that I never did. I think he always remembered the vivacious auburn-haired beauty he felt lucky to have "snagged" into marriage. She had no faults that he could see, he would praise all her efforts, defend her to me, and offer no criticism of her ~ when sober at least. The fact that she was never the person to me that she was to him always created a rift between us; the gulf was not a large one, but I never knew her when she was likeable, vivacious, talented, popular... I knew her as whining, surly, bad tempered, ill-kempt, and acid tongued. So many thoughts are going through my mind today. I can only be happy today is Friday, bringing the promise of a relaxing weekend (even though I hafta work a half day!), and the week off next week (yay, yay, yay).
Posted JDaaris @
9:11 AM ::
4 chocolate drops
Gimme some chocolate!
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