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On Saying Goodbye

People hate to say goodbye. Most people would rather say "See you later" even if they know it isn't true. In October 2008, my grandfather passed away and we stood graveside, tears rolling down our face. We said, "We will see you later, Pap!" In November 2014, my grandmother passed away and we stood graveside, tears rolling down our face. We said, "We will see you later, Grams!" Since then, my dad has been diligently working on their house. The clearing out and selling of the contents and recently the final process of selling the house. The problem here is that we can't say "See you later, house!" because it is being sold to someone who plans on changing the inside. To someone who has no semblance of the memories we have had in the house. In 1966 the house was built; my dad was 3 years old. In 1986 my older sister was born and in 1989 I came along. From the time we were born, that was our house! Pictures in our photo albums are m...