Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I knew this kid while growing up that was always trying to kill himself.  He hung himself from the metal pieces that that pulled up the garage door.  This means nothing in the big scheme of things, but it meant a great deal to his younger sister, who tried and tried to be only kind to her brother.  She would make 2 hot cocoas whenever she went for one herself.  She would always ask, first thing every morning if he needed to use the bathroom before she would go to use it herself.  She would pick up his plate when he was done eating.  With her head held in the middle (never high) and her shoulders a bit sheepish.  She wanted to be kind to him, not because he was worthy of such treatment, but because she loved him.

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