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This morning, I suddenly rememberd Thanksgiving 2007. Mama had just died that September, and my Dad was in a nursing home on a feeding tube. Dad hadn't been a great part of my life but he was still my Dad, so I decided to buy tix for dinner at the NH. Since Dad couldn't eat, I'd asked for my friend and I to eat with someone who didn't have a visitor that day.
Well, I guess they misunderstood = BIG time. In the Dining Room, there were reserved tables - one with Dad's family name on it - and four chairs. One for my friend and I - and on the opposite side of the table, two more chairs - empty. Dad couldn't come down, and I don't know who they'd put the other chair there for - but I remember thinking it was as if they were Mama and Dad's empty places. It moved me then. It hit me this morning in a way I can't express in words. I can still see those chairs and recall the emotions. I'm so sad tonight.
Well, I guess they misunderstood = BIG time. In the Dining Room, there were reserved tables - one with Dad's family name on it - and four chairs. One for my friend and I - and on the opposite side of the table, two more chairs - empty. Dad couldn't come down, and I don't know who they'd put the other chair there for - but I remember thinking it was as if they were Mama and Dad's empty places. It moved me then. It hit me this morning in a way I can't express in words. I can still see those chairs and recall the emotions. I'm so sad tonight.
What are your plans for today? Holidays are certainly difficult times when your missing someone so much. Just keep thinking of those two chairs. Even though they were empty they were there.
yesterday, ok.
Seemed strange at our table, only put out three chairs and not four.
Put the table against the wall. so the missing chair did not look
so noticeable ( I hope ).
Hugs!!!
Deb