On Closure
Hi, moms!
I could write a whole blog about closure. Or I could tell you a story about closure around the tragic accidental death of my best friend.
It's a complicated story, but here are the basics:
I visited Emily's mother at Emily's childhood home in a suburb of Detroit. I met her thoughtful and lovely caretaker, Bernice. I sat on the old-fashioned pink-and-white-striped silk sofa, and Emily's mother showed me a photo album full of pictures of Emily when she was a little girl.
It's hard to explain. But as we looked at the childhood photos together, I felt that I was being given a moment of understanding, a clear window into my friend's childhood. As Emily's mother and I remembered and celebrated Emily's life, I felt I understood everything. And I realized that Emily's story was twice as interesting as I could possibly have imagined.
And I could finally let my beloved friend Emily go.
Moms, please feel free to post about your own most moving and satisfying moments of closure.
Love,
Stephanie
