This was a wonderful post. I'm sorry you all had to go through the week of being sick, but somehow your week of being sick together was even more real, more "family," than your original fantasy would have been. This is one thing that separates family -- however we define it -- from other people: the desire to care for one another even when we feel like crap. It's easy to cook a meal and share a glass of wine. It's not easy to live in a house full of fevers, kleenex and shared bathrooms. Thanks so much for writing.
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This was a wonderful post. I'm sorry you all had to go through the week of being sick, but somehow your week of being sick together was even more real, more "family," than your original fantasy would have been. This is one thing that separates family -- however we define it -- from other people: the desire to care for one another even when we feel like crap. It's easy to cook a meal and share a glass of wine. It's not easy to live in a house full of fevers, kleenex and shared bathrooms. Thanks so much for writing.
September 30, 2009 - 8:16amThis Comment
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