Don’t cry. Blog!
We decided that this is the world’s solution to tears. Forget about crying, complaining or whining. If you’re having a bad day, if your boyfriend is cheating on you. Don’t cry about it, don’t call your best friend! Instead find a comfortable spot in your living room, kick up your feet, and pull out your laptop. For additional comfort add chocolate.
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I won’t be here on Saturday to drive with Kathy and her family to the airport to watch her disappear as she walks past customs to claim her x-rayed luggage. I will be in the mountains on a small group leaders retreat with church. Being in nature will do me good, but I’m sad to miss the “official” leaving of Kathy. Instead I’ll be saying goodbye to her tomorrow afternoon when she drops me off at the church at 4pm.
I told her I would cry, and then changed my mind. “Actually, I probably won’t cry. I’ll cry later.”
“Don’t cry.”
Pause.
“Okay.”
We walk past New York and company.
“We should make a bumper sticker: Don’t cry. Blog!”
If bumper stickers are meant to capture a slice of truth - this one does. Just see how many people are creating new blogs each day.