A Way to Get By
“ I really tried to forget what day it was but after thirteen years, remembering my ex-wife’s birthday was a hard habit to break. Plus, I’d just come across an old picture of the two of us. I had pulled my copy of The Love Machine from my nightstand drawer, and the Polaroid just slipped out and landed at my feet. I picked it off my shoe, taking note of its aged and browned edges, staring at the image of those two, stupid kids.
It made me smile, and I couldn’t help offering a wish to the... woman smiling back at me: I hope you’re well, Bren.
As that thought filled my brain, the strangest calm washed over me. Brenda’s words came back to me in that moment: You’re going to have to find a way to get through this. You need to find a way to be happy.
And suddenly, I realized that I was at peace with this whole thing. I finally got it. I finally understood. I knew it was alright to make my marriage with Maxine a good one for as long as it lasted; it was alright to give myself permission to be happy.MoreLess
It made me smile, and I couldn’t help offering a wish to the... woman smiling back at me: I hope you’re well, Bren.
As that thought filled my brain, the strangest calm washed over me. Brenda’s words came back to me in that moment: You’re going to have to find a way to get through this. You need to find a way to be happy.
And suddenly, I realized that I was at peace with this whole thing. I finally got it. I finally understood. I knew it was alright to make my marriage with Maxine a good one for as long as it lasted; it was alright to give myself permission to be happy.MoreLess
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