> ... Because I see how old my parents are now.
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It's going to be an ... interesting ... Christmas. My father's death has hit my mother pretty hard, so My sister has made a determined effort to make sure she is not in the parental home on Christmas.
> Of course, he wasn't, but the fact that this is no longer outside the realm of likelihood for me is a bit jarring.
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There is a distinct morbid streak in my writing at the moment...
Still, the kids' reaction to your piece gives me some hope for the next generation, provided the schools don't do too much to screw them up.
