I was reminded of my own sweet Flora Belle who also passed from lymphoma.
After the tears for sweet ding dongs that are dogs, I finally was able to grieve for what has happened and what may happen.
After the absolute shit show of the past few days, the first time I cried was when I found out Ben Herbstriet died. I’d never met him but I could tell he was the goodest boy. He brought a smile to my face whenever I saw him pass my timeline.
Got Child 2’s midterm grades. He is doing great. Ex and I were talking about how well he’s doing. We realized that the person who is 95% responsible for his goal to get a 4.0 is a former teammate who is playing college ⚽️ and told him grades were important in recruiting.