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Shared on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 05:20I had no idea what to expect yesterday at my grandmothers funeral. I really wanted my mother to be there just for support and she did show up along with my other grandmother and my step-father. What I was not expecting was how well she got along with my father.
My parents divorced 28 years ago when I was barely 3 years old and they havn't had a nice word to say about each other since. The last time they even spoke to each other was almost 18 years ago. But after the funeral when we all went to the wake at the local VFW this is what happened.
We sat down to get something to eat and my mother said she was going to go to the bar downstairs and have a beer. I hopped up a few minutes later to grab a sandwich and when I came back my grandmother was gone too. So I looked around the room at all the people trying to spot my father. None of them are anywhere to be seen.
I wandered downstairs fully expecting to see my mother and grandmother but what surprised me is that my father is with them at the bar having a drink and laughing and discussing things about me with my mother.
Hold on ...... WHAT???
I couldn't believe it, were these the same 2 people who have practically hated each other for the past few decades???
My father kept talking about how I changed from a lazy teenager into a responsible adult and my mother... well I've always known tha my mom was proud of me. But the 2 of them together, agreeing, and seeming enjoying each others company. That was just weird.
Anyway I talked to my mom later last night on the phone after we had all gone home and she said she'd never seen a bigger smile on m face than earlier that day. I told her that strangely enough. Even though I know better that for the brief 20 minutes or so we were all down there together, laughing and hugging, and telling stories, it almost felt like we were the family we were always supposed to be.
She reassured me with the typical motherly line that even though my parent's aren't married we're still a family ... blah blah that hasn't worked on me since I was 6. lol
Anyway, That brief moment in time changed the potentially worst day of my life into very possibly one of the best days of my life. And I'm a different man today because of it. I can't wait to see what life has in store for my from here on out.
My parents divorced 28 years ago when I was barely 3 years old and they havn't had a nice word to say about each other since. The last time they even spoke to each other was almost 18 years ago. But after the funeral when we all went to the wake at the local VFW this is what happened.
We sat down to get something to eat and my mother said she was going to go to the bar downstairs and have a beer. I hopped up a few minutes later to grab a sandwich and when I came back my grandmother was gone too. So I looked around the room at all the people trying to spot my father. None of them are anywhere to be seen.
I wandered downstairs fully expecting to see my mother and grandmother but what surprised me is that my father is with them at the bar having a drink and laughing and discussing things about me with my mother.
Hold on ...... WHAT???
I couldn't believe it, were these the same 2 people who have practically hated each other for the past few decades???
My father kept talking about how I changed from a lazy teenager into a responsible adult and my mother... well I've always known tha my mom was proud of me. But the 2 of them together, agreeing, and seeming enjoying each others company. That was just weird.
Anyway I talked to my mom later last night on the phone after we had all gone home and she said she'd never seen a bigger smile on m face than earlier that day. I told her that strangely enough. Even though I know better that for the brief 20 minutes or so we were all down there together, laughing and hugging, and telling stories, it almost felt like we were the family we were always supposed to be.
She reassured me with the typical motherly line that even though my parent's aren't married we're still a family ... blah blah that hasn't worked on me since I was 6. lol
Anyway, That brief moment in time changed the potentially worst day of my life into very possibly one of the best days of my life. And I'm a different man today because of it. I can't wait to see what life has in store for my from here on out.
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