Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Breaking Up is Hard to Do Neil Sedaka died a few weeks ago and so did Henry, so breaking up is relevant today. For some of us, it seems that breaking up is easy – for people who marry and divorce time after time. For me it is hard. Of course, I think Mr. Sedaka was referring to romantic break-ups, and yes they are hard. Especially divorces, when the break up is romantic and it’s also the break up of a family – a lifestyle. I’ve been there and never wanted to do it again, thus I never married again. Breaking up with your pet is heart wrenching. Henry’s passing hit me hard. I was saying goodbye to a future with him. He was young and came to me damaged. Every day, for almost four years, huge progress was made. Etched in my memory was the first time he went out to the garden without me and stood in the sun. A warm breeze wafted over him and he was sniffing the air, He was a piece of work, but he was MY piece of work! Now, no more progress, just an empty house. I’m almos...