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11/18/06
Being a parent is no easy role – The day has been trying. Brandon – you did not get to get your Wii tonight. I don’t know if you miscalculated your funds or spent more than you thought, or lost some of it, but you did not have enough. It is so heart breaking for me to see you lose out on something – but I can’t bail you out. There is that old saying, “It hurts me more than it hurts you.” Boy is that ever true. Your every little disappointment, discomfort, or pain becomes my own and I wish I were the only one to experience it. But without those lessons we are but empty vessels. Your sister was so upset for you. She was so willing to come to your rescue. Em, you are such a good sister. But, I’m glad that you held your tongue and did not come to your brother’s rescue. After all, this was not a life or death matter. Hopefully, those will never come, but when the urgency arrives then that will be the time. Mama, you must always know that my heart breaks for both of you – for you the same as it does for your brother. I have not shared my feelings about your car accident, but not a day goes by that I myself do not relive that day. I drive past General Hospital everyday and everyday I remember.
Love, Mom
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