Sometimes You're the Windshield
We're having a rough week around here.
Mike's grandma passed away Thursday morning - she would have been 80 next month. Mike is taking it pretty hard, and I'm just not good at dealing with these things. I always end up saying the wrong thing. My family's always been really open about death, and it's taken me a long time to realize that most people aren't like that. For instance, Mike was mortified at Easter when my grandmother and I had the "jewelry I want when you die" discussion during dinner...
And honestly, I know this sounds like a big pity party for Sara, but I'm really anxious about the funeral. I keep being warned about "black" funerals and how different they are from "white" funerals. It doesn't help that it isn't until next Thursday - that just gives me a week to freak out about it, and it draws the closure issue out for Mike.
Then, this morning I went to get my nails done and Mike's car "threw a belt" (I'm not positive what that entails, but that's what he said it did) in the Crown Center parking garage. So, instead of coming home and actually getting a couple hours' sleep before I had to come back to work, we spent the entire day chasing around after AAA - yes, I said "chasing around after" them. We're cancelling our AAA membership as of next week.
I could continue with this list, but really, it's already bumming me out seeing it in print, so I think I'll just leave it at that. I hope tomorrow is better..
Mike's grandma passed away Thursday morning - she would have been 80 next month. Mike is taking it pretty hard, and I'm just not good at dealing with these things. I always end up saying the wrong thing. My family's always been really open about death, and it's taken me a long time to realize that most people aren't like that. For instance, Mike was mortified at Easter when my grandmother and I had the "jewelry I want when you die" discussion during dinner...
And honestly, I know this sounds like a big pity party for Sara, but I'm really anxious about the funeral. I keep being warned about "black" funerals and how different they are from "white" funerals. It doesn't help that it isn't until next Thursday - that just gives me a week to freak out about it, and it draws the closure issue out for Mike.
Then, this morning I went to get my nails done and Mike's car "threw a belt" (I'm not positive what that entails, but that's what he said it did) in the Crown Center parking garage. So, instead of coming home and actually getting a couple hours' sleep before I had to come back to work, we spent the entire day chasing around after AAA - yes, I said "chasing around after" them. We're cancelling our AAA membership as of next week.
I could continue with this list, but really, it's already bumming me out seeing it in print, so I think I'll just leave it at that. I hope tomorrow is better..
posted by SevenHappyScrappers at 9:47 PM
1 Comments:
Sorry about Mike's Grandma. I think I have an "open about death" family too, my mom and her sisters all have stuff staked out that the get after their Dad dies.
I have never been to a black funeral, but I guess I can see how it would be different. Seems to me (if it is like "black" churches and "white churchs") that it would probably be more emotional...
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