Portrait of the Artist with Her Daughter
Marie Elizabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun
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So, please, let me explain...
I have never really been close with many of my family members, with the exception of my mother and one of my two big brothers. Now that my brother is gone (melanoma cancer), my final familial target is my mother. As if we were not close enough before my brothers death, we became even closer after wards. Well, Mom had to move 4 states away several years ago as my father couldn't take New York winters anymore and preferred to be with my other living sibling. So, they packed up and left. The problem? I only see Mom once a year now. They come and stay for a week or two at the end of every summer. So, that is where I have been. Hanging with my Mom. I tend to give her my undivided attention and always plan my vacation around her arrival. Granted, I usually need a few days after she leaves because I am so sad that she is gone. It is a very wierd feeling - almost like losing her once a year over and over againg. Crazy, huh? This year, we texted eachother every hour on her drive back home. Imagine that...my Mom that I thought was so uncool in the 80's when I thought I was too cool has the ability to text! Too funny.
So, please forgive the lack of posts for the past several weeks.
And what the heck is going on with EC again? The only opinion about it I am going to state is that if it weren't for the friends I met through EC, I may not be here anymore :(
Okay, enough ranting.
I have never really been close with many of my family members, with the exception of my mother and one of my two big brothers. Now that my brother is gone (melanoma cancer), my final familial target is my mother. As if we were not close enough before my brothers death, we became even closer after wards. Well, Mom had to move 4 states away several years ago as my father couldn't take New York winters anymore and preferred to be with my other living sibling. So, they packed up and left. The problem? I only see Mom once a year now. They come and stay for a week or two at the end of every summer. So, that is where I have been. Hanging with my Mom. I tend to give her my undivided attention and always plan my vacation around her arrival. Granted, I usually need a few days after she leaves because I am so sad that she is gone. It is a very wierd feeling - almost like losing her once a year over and over againg. Crazy, huh? This year, we texted eachother every hour on her drive back home. Imagine that...my Mom that I thought was so uncool in the 80's when I thought I was too cool has the ability to text! Too funny.
So, please forgive the lack of posts for the past several weeks.
And what the heck is going on with EC again? The only opinion about it I am going to state is that if it weren't for the friends I met through EC, I may not be here anymore :(
Okay, enough ranting.
