Ann, a woman once so bright, important, and well connected, has left us; so to speak. Gone are her memories and her stories of a life well lived.
The story is the same for so many of us with aging parents. She’s suffering. We’re suffering. It’s a family disease.
Now, for Some Laughs … Sorta
You know me, I have to find the humor, lest I go crazy, so here it is.
Every morning, Ann wakes up and tells her son Grady to go sit down she has something to tell him. Then it begins again. She says “Now son, I am not upset but I want you to know your father didn’t come home again last night. He is out with that other woman from North Little Rock. I know men have needs, so I am not upset. I just wanted you to know.”
The he says, “Now mom, remember dad died last summer.” For which she replies with no sadness, almost relief, “Oh yeah! Why can’t I remember that?” then goes on about her day.
I think she’d rather him be dead than cheating on her. I get that.
About the Author
Kerry McCoy founded FlagandBanner.com in 1975 with just $400 and a dream, building it from door-to-door flag sales into a multi-million dollar enterprise. With over five decades in the American flag and banner business, her insights into patriotic trends and flag sales patterns come from serving customers nationwide during times of celebration, crisis, and everything in between.
Kerry is also the host of Up in Your Business with Kerry McCoy radio show and continues expanding her business empire through Kerry McCoy Enterprises while sharing the entrepreneurial wisdom gained from decades of building the American dream.
