Does anyone else randomly burst into tears at the memory of picking up your smiling, drooling, chubby baby even though she is 11 yrs old? Or cry the entire way back to the office after you pick up your 14 yr old from school and drop her off at home, only to here her say "pooey"when you have to leave?
Or when your teen plays "Mary had a little lamb" on her flute for the first time? Or cheers at her first game?
I burst into tears when my daughter got a Birthday Card from my step-mom and I saw that my dad's name was excluded. Not that I expected it to be there, but then at the same time, it's absence was overwhelming.
Is this residual grief from losing my dad?
I've always done this, but not to the extent I am experiencing it now.
Just trying to figure out if this is relativly "normal" or at a"seek counceling" phase...
I think that is completely normal. It is the 'I appreciate life' after someone dies thing! Kodak or Hallmark commercials do that to me.
ReplyDeleteI hope your step-mom is holding up okay!!