It’s been almost a year after my mom’s passing and so I forced myself to start cleaning out things that belonged to her that my father would never use. After a few brutally cold winter weeks, I was reminded that there was no reason to leave nice sweaters and coats hanging in the closet when there are people out there that need them. I was being selfish to hang onto them just because they reminded me of her. I turned over ten bags of clothing to the Klothes Kloset on Ellis Street since they give them out for free. Bless the people who work there sorting and preparing the clothing. They truly do the deed daily.
And for one more day, so did my mom.
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Lori, don’t think of yourself as selfish for anything you have held onto. Your “in the process” of grieving and there is no room for negative self talk at this time. You let go, you helped others when the time was right and the reasons personal. The folks that will recieve your mothers things will not know of the circumstances the clothes came to be available, you however, know and can move forward to the next difficult task that lies ahead in “the process”. Be kind to yourself. I’m glad you did the deed.