LJ idol week 7: Where I’m From

[sonarvampress]

At funerals people tend to speak of good memories. They speak of kindness and compassion, how no one ever disliked that person. At my grandmother's funeral, no one spoke. We couldn't bring ourselves to stand up and lie. My grandmother had never been compassionate. Ever since I could remember she had been a story teller, to put it nicely. She told

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[marlawentmad]

This is an incredible tribute. Loving difficult people is a story not told enough.

[adoptedwriter]

Beautiful story! Sounds a lot like my sister's dad who is dying right now...

[lilmissmagic71]

This pulled tears right out of me... I come from this too. So well done... thanks for sharing it.

[rswndrlst]

yes, this is a very well done tribute

[kajel]

What a beautiful tribute to your Grandmother.