Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller
This is an excerpt from Chapter 17, “A Falling Out,” in Where I Come From.
THOUGHTS ON FALLING-OUTS
One of the saddest things I’ve seen during the recent election is the trail of broken relationships.
I call a broken relationship a “Falling-Out.” It goes well beyond a disagreement or argument.
It leads to estrangement and isolation. As we’d say back home, “That just ain’t right.”
Regretfully, the longer a falling-out festers, the harder it is to reconcile.
Chapter 17 in ‘Where I Come From’ deals with three fallouts. Two have happy endings. The following doesn’t.
I’ll be FB-Posting today with additional excerpts from Chapter 17, “A Falling Out.” I’ll post the entire chapter tomorrow on my blog at www.creekbank.net
This is an excerpt from Chapter 17, “A Falling Out” in ‘Where I Come From:’
“As their friend lay dying, I saw no tears of regret from my aunt and uncle. They’d been life-long friends, taken care of each other. Nothing had been left unsaid.
Sadly, I observed other blood family members arrive who had not spoken with their sister in twenty years.
They had lots of tears and a ton of regret. It’s hard to restore a falling out when one party is lying unconscious and dying.
I’m sure there were two sides to this falling-out. It’s nearly always that way.
My friend died estranged from her sisters.
That’s a burden they’ll have to bear.
That makes it even sadder.
Don’t wait.
Take that first step today,
Share this with a friend who needs to make that bold and awkward step.
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