Thursday, October 13, 2005

Feeling a little helpless...

It's never a good thing when you get a phone call at an odd hour from someone you haven't spoken to in over a year. That's what happened this afternoon. Much to our dismay, we were informed that a childhood friend of The Boy's passed away. He was our age... far too young... and a father.

They had been friends for about 20 years. He was among the group of young friends to bind themselves together forever with matching tattoos. They grew up together. I had the pleasure of knowing him for a couple of years. In that short time, I was also able to build some memories... A day riding rollercoasters for The Boy's birthday, a concert in Vermont, taking part in the production for the music video for our friends' band.

This is just so... sudden.

I'm in an odd place. Obviously, I'm mourning. But these guys were family. I can't even fathom that kind of loss. I'm fortunate enough to have been spared this kind of loss thus far in my life. It has left me a little ill-equipped to deal with this sort of thing, though. I'm somewhere in the middle of feeling the loss and not knowing how to help my friends who are hurting so much more.

So, please think a good thought for The Boy and his friends... and especially Mark's little boy.

We're all going to miss you terribly.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Feeling a little helpless...

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