The Big Five: Mom's Fifth-Year Death Anniversary
June 25: After collecting the mail, I randomly thought about in memoriam blurbs in the newspaper. There wasn't even a newspaper in the stack, but there was a collection of ads and coupons, which reminded me of the newspaper, which is how I got here - googling how to get an in memoriam blurb in the local newspaper. It was surprisingly more difficult to find than I had anticipated. Bringing me to the newspaper website was absolutely unhelpful. That ridiculous AI-generated google answer finally helped me in the end, which is how I found a link to apply to get one published. The difficulty now lies in figuring out what the fuck I'm meant to say. I haven't asked Heather or Jeremy for advice, since I'm honestly contemplating saving it as a surprise for them (though I'm not sure such a thing can be considered a positive surprise, you know?). I opened my notes app and jotted down some initial thoughts and feelings, but nothing I say ever fully encapsulates how I fe...