Another beautiful piece, Marc. Yes to experiencing #4, the grief of losing something you never had. It's called invisible loss (or ambiguous loss) and can apply to a lot of different situations. Mine came in the form of infertility (a child I never had but imagined) and divorce (a life I imagined that never came to be). Lots of pictures never taken, though in my case, I was able to insert new and different ones. I'm sorry for your family's loss of Myles' grandmother. š
Thank you for naming that. Thank you even more for sharing that. I love your play on the metaphor of pictures! First you picked up on the call back about the roots and weeds and now this! Iām happy you found these letters. You have an eye for the moves Iām making. I appreciate that about you!
Another beautiful piece, Marc. Yes to experiencing #4, the grief of losing something you never had. It's called invisible loss (or ambiguous loss) and can apply to a lot of different situations. Mine came in the form of infertility (a child I never had but imagined) and divorce (a life I imagined that never came to be). Lots of pictures never taken, though in my case, I was able to insert new and different ones. I'm sorry for your family's loss of Myles' grandmother. š
Thank you for naming that. Thank you even more for sharing that. I love your play on the metaphor of pictures! First you picked up on the call back about the roots and weeds and now this! Iām happy you found these letters. You have an eye for the moves Iām making. I appreciate that about you!