LJ Idol Week 4

[esotericsmile]

This entry is for therealljidol. The topic is "The elephant in the room" The only one at the wake who knew we had gotten married was my younger brother, who had been present at our nuptials two weeks earlier and had agreed to keep quiet until we broke the news to our family. My husband and I decided that a wake wasn't the venue to share our joy, so we obscured

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[thaliontholwen]

There is not knowing what to say when someone dies, and then there is making sure to say the thing that will cause the most damage. One might hope that karma will be kind to him later. I probably wouldn't be one of them. Nicely written.

[gaea_rising]

Given how very little brain-to-mouth connection I had and how prone to anger I was while pregnant, I'm almost surprised the man didn't wake up on the other side of the room while still being reamed.

Powerful storytelling - I'm sorry your family experienced this.

[lawchicky]

Oh my- that is awful!

[gratefuladdict]

I'm so sorry to hear your family was treated that way. :(

[sweet_deception]

i've missed your posts, heather, and i'm sorry for your family; thats just horrible! :(