“I sent word to my daughter on my last birthday because I felt like my time was coming and I wanted to get my house in order, but we don’t speak. I had someone reach out to her to let her know I wanted to connect but she didn’t respond. My granddaughter stole some money from me outta my bank account, my daughter musta given her the passcode because she had power of attorney, and when I confronted them about it, my daughter took my granddaughter’s side. Then they left for California and now I don’t hear from them, they’ve been gone about 5 years. I didn’t grieve over it until this last month because I realized I don’t have that much time and why not send out as much love as you can. It doesn’t matter who’s right. What’s right? Even a broken clock is right twice a day. I wish her well, and I’m not angry, but I have to move on.”
“I hear you. How old was your granddaughter when she was doing this?”
“She’s 30 now, so she was about 25.”
“Well 25 is a really selfish age, when I was 25 all I did was think about myself. Also, when people do things like that, they know-”
“She knows-”
“Oh yeah, she knows, but she’s not ready to face it. She just blocked it out. People do it all they time, and I’ve learned through experience that people only deal with things when they’re ready to.”
“That’s dangerous though, you do something to your brain, your heart, and your sense of right and wrong, which we need to live with. But that’s enough about that, what about you…do you have any siblings?”

“I have 2 half brothers and 1 half sister from my dad’s 3rd marriage. When my mom and dad got married it was both of their firsts and I’m the only child from that.”
“I see, that’s very interesting. I’ve studied families, that’s what I got my doctorate in. Family Life Education. I love hearing about families. So has your mom married more than once?”
“Yes.”
“And your dad is on his 3rd?”
“He’s on his 4th now.”
“I see, where does he live?”
“I don’t know, we’re not in touch.”
“Family is so important, it’s the only way of linking people, the earth, the world. Everything.”

“Well thank you for sharing you story, would it be okay if I post about it on my blog?”
“Do you change the details, like would you say, ‘I lost the money instead of she stole it’?”
“I’d rather write the truth, changing that makes it’s a very different story.”
“Oh no, I wouldn’t want you to change it. I’ve just gotten to the place where I can accept it, and be intimate in this way.”
“I think intimacy is the answer to a lot of things. If we can be vulnerable and intimate with everyone, we can be humble enough to ask for help, and then we don’t need to steal.”
“That’s true, I appreciate you talking. I’m going to give you my email so we can keep in touch.”