Baby Boomers - Now An Orphan - continued

I talked to you the other day about feeling you are an orphan, yep even Baby Boomers feel it. Who would have thought that at this age we would feel such a loss. Of course not all do. It does depend on the relationship with our parents - doesn't it.

As I was telling you last time that I was going to share with you what it was like to have some of my parents 'treasures' (furniture) delivered 3 years after I became an orphan. Emotional - you bet.

My Mum died of breast cancer when I was 23. In truth that was when I felt like an orphan. My father and I did not communicate. He had been an abuser, in my memory as early as 6 months old, and continued until the day I escaped. But that is another story. He died 3 years ago.

So a few days ago a moving truck pulled up and delivered my now "orphan" furniture. Both parents are dead now and here comes the memories - in physical form. It is like ghosts that arrive and tell you that you are going to feel everything - something things that you had thought you had resolved and others that you had hoped to leave behind. Amazing that "orphan" furniture could do this to us Baby Boomers - isn't it!

I am still at the point of looking at this furniture, that has not been placed yet, and wanting to walk away 'cause of emotions that well up and also because of not wanting to go back to THOSE times. Know what I mean?

Have you 'been there down that'? Tell me your story.

BabyBooU
aka
Jan

posted by Baby Boomers United Blog @ 9:53 PM