lake Michigan shore line/Mason county | I can very much relate. I grew up in a very large family in a very small town. I am the youngest kid. Mom and Dad and my oldest brother are gone. Almost all the cousins have left the area, or this world. I have my wife and three daughters, but many days I feel very alone. I didn't meet my wife until I was in my mid 40s so they never saw what it took to get where I am. Sometimes it feels like I am just on a different page by myself. Change is always hard to watch. I look at it like the country song "empty barn". Sometimes it just breaks my heart to drive by a driveway all grown up to grass and in my mind I still can see barns, cattle, bins, and my Grandpa, or uncle waving as we pass. I look out at fields all grown up to trees, weeds, or houses and know I might be the last person who remembers where the best dirt was, or the wet spot to look out for. Sometimes its just hard knowing you are the last person alive to be able to tell a family story, or even remember what really took place. |
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