Fading Light and Lesson Learned
At first I thought the repeated questions were because she wasn't paying attention. Between chasing after two small children and keeping the house clean, I was quick to grow agitated as I didn't have the patience to repeat myself over and over to another adult. The repeated questions weren't frequent enough to cause concern. I blew it off as lack of focus in the midst of a busy life happening around us. Over time, it wasn't just the questions that were being repeated. It started also being casual statements to start a conversation. "Isn't the sky so pretty today?" or "The kids are getting so big." It was this repetition that created a gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something wasn't right and I seemed to be the only one that noticed. On the phone one evening with my sister I decided to ask if she had noticed the change. I was nervous to ask not because I was afraid she would become upset with my question, but bec