This has been a tough week for me, facing memories and old emotions, and some medical issues with family members. I didn’t think I had too much to smile about or share for Trent’s Weekly Smile.
Today is the anniversary of my brother’s death. Richard died on this day in 1989. I miss him so much. The anniversary has added to my depression today. I hesitated to post a picture on Facebook earlier, a picture of my brother and me. I think it’s the only picture I have that has both of us in it (other than old group family photos when we were children). I almost destroyed the photo when it was taken because I didn’t like myself in it. I’m glad I didn’t. I came across it at my mother’s house last year and I brought it home with me. I ended up posting it on Facebook, mostly to share with family.
My niece, Richard’s daughter, also posted a picture today, one of her and her kids visiting his graveside today. I mentioned that it made me glad to see that she takes her kids and she replied that they ask to go and even though they were not yet born when he died, they say they miss him. That made me smile. It made me happy that he has not been forgotten.
So that was my smile for the day. Maybe you will smile when I share the photo of Richard and me which was taken around 1976. It’s a camera shot of an old Polaroid so not great quality but maybe you’ll smile anyway.
I do like the picture, and am glad you didn’t throw it away. It isn’t as good as it could have been, But that too is a lesson in life Good that such memories stay with us.
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Great photo of happier times. Thinking of you and your brother. Grief lasts a lifetime but without love we wouldn’t grieve and regardless of how short a time we have, I think the love is worth the pain. He was a very handsome fella.
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I am glad you saved the photo and now have it of the two of you. Your brother was a good looking man,and did bring a smile to my face.
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You didn’t want to have your picture taken and to show your displeasure you stuck your tongue out at the photographer. That’ll show them! It isn’t bad, but a little funny.
Nice picture of your brother. He looks genuinely happy and not just giving a fake smile to the camera. I’m sure that now that you have the picture again you’ll treasure it.
Great tradition by your niece and her kids. May your brother’s memory last forever!
It isn’t easy to smile about death, but it is easy to smile about loved ones. Here’s a smile for the good memories you will always have 🙂
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What a perfect brother/sister photo! Your expression did make me smile, especially because there are photos of me the same way. 😊I can just imagine the conversation that went on behind the scenes. It’s sad that your brother is gone but good that his daughter keeps his legacy alive by talking about him with her children. My children were never able to meet my father but they love to here old stories about him and I love telling them.
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