Sunday, January 12, 2014

Present Tense

We put on a movie, and Yael says: "oh, I saw part of this with Sammy once. He loves this movie."

I am playing with Solly and I ask which color he likes best.
"Green," he says.
"Sammy loved green," I say.
"Yes, Sammy loves green," he responds.

They talk about Sammy in the present tense.

I wish they were right.


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7 comments:

  1. rbarenblatJanuary 12, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    We do, too.

    It's beautiful that he's still so alive for his siblings. May they hold on to that.

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  2. BatyaJanuary 12, 2014 at 10:41 PM

    That's the way it should be. Don't correct them Phyllis. He's with them, just in the Next World not in This World.

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  3. rochelJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:23 AM

    wishing you warmth and strenghth.

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  4. AskMKJanuary 13, 2014 at 9:39 AM

    Friday night, I dreamt I was telling my sister that she needed to update her FB to let everyone know what was up with her, but then I was laughing and crying because it was so ridiculous. She asked why I was laughing and I said "Because you're so present to me, and I forget that you're gone for everyone else. That's so sad and so funny, isn't it?" I guess that is just the way things go with loss...present yet gone....somehow gone just doesn't compute, whereas present seems so much more possible. Crazy, no?

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  5. MIGUELJanuary 14, 2014 at 3:23 AM

    Present. Perfect. You're all "right." Please keep sharing Sammy with us.

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  6. laurielouJanuary 14, 2014 at 3:22 PM

    I AGREE WITH MIGUEL!!! Yes, please. Present always.

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  7. jrotemJanuary 14, 2014 at 9:16 PM

    I still use present tense too. Because <3. (And does that have to make sense?)

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