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Daily Archives: August 12, 2019

My Wish For You

I hope you have a friend that sits. I hope you have someone who won’t ask questions, or tell you what they would do in your shoes, or how they’ve handled a similar situation. I hope you have a friend that sits. I hope you have a friend that will take you to a restaurant and buy your lunch, and not expect you to eat a bite. I hope you have a friend that will ask the waiter for a box while you cry quietly. I hope you have a friend that will come pick you up and take you to church with them and sit, holding your hand as you weep into their shoulder. I hope you have a friend that sits. I hope you have a friend that opens their home to you when you cannot bear to be alone. I hope they putter around busily, making dinner and coffee and maybe baking a cake for a coworker. I hope you have a friend that is kind and quiet and keeps the TV on the cooking channel. I hope your friend has a dog. Because dogs help everything. And dogs sit, too. I hope you have a friend that isn’t ashamed to have no other purpose than to be on suicide watch because they love you. I hope you have a friend that goes with you when you’re ready, no matter what it is you’re ready for. I…