'God loved you first, Mom'

Friday, May 8, 2015

As my mom's health had slowly declined early last year, it had become my job to escort her to the car after any family event. My dad, on the other hand, was prepared to drive away as soon as he could. Because they had 55 years together my mom would just roll her eyes and shrug. My mom was also incontinent so Dad spread out a couple of trash bags to cover her car seat. I helped her in and gave her the standard kiss/hug and said, "I love you." One time she replied to me, "I loved you first" and that was her tagline until she died.

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