He lost his brother. A quiet man to begin with, he stopped speaking. He sat on his bed and stared at the wall. His brother was gone. This grieving, depressed man was my grandfather. Grandpap Kirsch. I was fourteen when he passed and I didn't know him that well. But after he died, when our… Continue reading Staring at the wall
Tag: family life
Taken again
A long time ago, I wrote about chasing people. It was right after I discovered a close cousin/friend cast me and all her family and life aside to run away from home and start a new life. Now, I understand that desire. Many times in my past, I wanted to move away from everything and… Continue reading Taken again
A new year, a strong future
The holidays are always filled with mixed emotions for me. I am always grateful to share Christmas and New Year's with my husband, my brother-in-law and my parents. But, while I realize my blessings, I also know that over those two weeks of stepping away from myself and becoming the social hostess and dealing with… Continue reading A new year, a strong future
Do you chase people?
I recently read somewhere that INFJs tend to chase people. At first, I didn't believe it. We are introverted, quiet people as a rule and don't like to push ourselves on others. We love when our people are just as crazy about us as we are with them. But we don't chase them. It sounded… Continue reading Do you chase people?
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