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A Year in the Life
Dec. 31st, 2013 11:37 pmAnd so ends another year in the life: my grandson lies sleeping on the futon in the livingroom and Montauk the tall, black, standard poodle lies stretched out on the floor. And it will matter little to either of them that they did not see the ball drop or stay up until midnight.
Her Nurseliness is at work because it's her scheduled holiday to work and my son and his girlfriend have Her Nurseliness's VIP-comped room at the casino since she can't be there.
I'd rather be where I am, here at home with my grandson, than anywhere else that I might be. We've made a home here, a family, for each other and it's enough, at least for me.
For my grandson, I expect that will change. In fact, I hope that will change, otherwise I've not done my job. Which is to make him feel ready for the world outside, the world that celebrates new years and fresh starts and the occasional, fortuitous magic of shared lives.
I've been struggling more than a little with that job lately, having let my own dysfunction get in the way. So if there's to be a new start, a New Year's resolution, let mine be to do a better job in all things so that life will look more inviting, seem worthy of engagement, to him...
LPK
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12.31.2013
Her Nurseliness is at work because it's her scheduled holiday to work and my son and his girlfriend have Her Nurseliness's VIP-comped room at the casino since she can't be there.
I'd rather be where I am, here at home with my grandson, than anywhere else that I might be. We've made a home here, a family, for each other and it's enough, at least for me.
For my grandson, I expect that will change. In fact, I hope that will change, otherwise I've not done my job. Which is to make him feel ready for the world outside, the world that celebrates new years and fresh starts and the occasional, fortuitous magic of shared lives.
I've been struggling more than a little with that job lately, having let my own dysfunction get in the way. So if there's to be a new start, a New Year's resolution, let mine be to do a better job in all things so that life will look more inviting, seem worthy of engagement, to him...
LPK
LiveJournal
12.31.2013
