No more phone calls.
Once I moved out of my parents’ home, I would get birthday/Christmas phone calls from all the family and family friends. Every year I looked forward to hearing those voices of loved ones and hearing their wishes and greetings. All my six siblings called; my mother called; for a while my uncle called; and my dad; just everyone!
Now they’re gone. My dad, my my mom, my three brothers, and most recently, my sister.
My kids used to call, too, once they moved away. But now it’s a text message birthday wish.
Don’t get me wrong. I realize that times are changing. I realize that people leave this life. I realize that the text messages mean to them what phone calls used to mean. I do appreciate it. But I also mourn the loss of that tradition sounds with the loss of my family members and the dear departed friends.
I’m still remembered.
As I reach my 68th year, I know I have far fewer birthdays ahead of me than behind me and it means I have to think about how I’ll be remembered. If I’ll be remembered. Who will remember?
Times change. Family changes. Traditions change. I guess it’s all good. There’s just no more phone calls
I’m lucky to have all my family here for one more year at least. Who know beyond that? Of course, my grandsons are miles away, but the rest are here.
I’m sure we will be remembered, but the stories will be larger than life and ever shifting through the generations. Luckily yu and I can write our truth if they will read. (Oops, I forgot to give the kids my newest published stories.)
Merry Christmas.
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I have begun hand writing letters to surprise and shock many family and friends who receive no mail.
Birthdays and Christmas have become text days, which has taken the place of phone calls which remember were done on the weekend for lower rates when calling out of the area, remember? Lol!
Uniquely, cellular phones provide face-time and along with Zoom, I would have expected these inventions would have increased.
Hmmmmm?
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Happy Birthday Corina. Good to see you here. Times have indeed changed, I have gotten used to the text messages rather than calls- and sometimes welcome them rather than a call as sometimes the calls can come at inconvenient times. The losses are another story, hard to get used to as I age myself. Happy New Year to you, hope it’s a good one.
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