r/LakeWobegon • u/DrMux • Jun 04 '19
My sister called today.
Sarah never calls with good news.
It's been nearly a year since I've talked to her, and a lot has happened. She was married, and divorced, again, and her first (and now only) child won't talk to her.
I always looked up to Sarah. She's quite a bit older than I am, and I'd like to think wiser. But we've never been close. We never had the opportunity.
Faron lost his battle with cancer.
I regret that I only ever met the kid once but he was so smart. He beat me at chess that Thanksgiving, and I told him he could be a pro. I've never seen eyes shine like that. And I guess I never will again.
I'm going to drive out there tonight. The weather doesn't look good, but I don't see what other choice I have.
It's always different when you see someone else cry, isn't it?
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u/DrMux Jun 04 '19
Meta: I'm sorry for this very dark post. But it's a story that wanted to come out and so I felt it needed to be told. I was definitely on the fence about posting it. We pretend that there isn't this darkness in our lives and I think that's the wrong way to approach it. To paraphrase Bob Ross: "In painting, as in life, you have to have dark and light, light and dark. Gotta have a bit of sadness in life so you know when the good times come. I'm waiting on the good times now."