Author: lapita-vida
Dotti's WW Forum - 100+ pounds
We've been together a long long time. Saying goodbye is hard to do. You have surrounded me all my life, cushioning me against the blows inflicted on me by unthinking and uncaring people. I don't quite know how to behave without you hanging around. Do you remember that teddy bear that we carried around with us when I was young; actually, I'm not sure if you were there then, or not. Maybe you came after the bear. How I loved that teddybear; I dragged him around all over the place. He wore out and my mama recovered him in a nice brown loose-weave upholstery fabric. Eventually he was lost. Through time and with your help, I learned to live without him. Now you must go your way and I will go on without you. I have a new comforter who will get me through the rough spots. In one way, He's just like you. He's always there for me, He never judges me, He never thinks less of me when I make a pig of myself. But, He is a lot nicer to me than you are. While you were always there to cushion me from the blows of humanity, I always felt that the blows were directed more at you than at me, and even through you cushioned it, I still felt the brunt of it. My new comforter loves me without trying to suffocate me. He loves me and wants me to go out and do things, while, frankly, you just want me to stay at home and allow you to grow and grow and grow. I know that this is hard for you, I know that you will miss me too, and you will probably want to come back to visit. However, I ask you to allow me to grow in my new comforter and learn to trust Him the way I've trusted you for the last 40 years. I must insist that you leave me now and don't return. I am learning to deal with life in a different manner, trusting in someone else; what I haven't yet learned, I will learn with His help, at His side.
This is really hard for me. I've become accustomed to having you around. You have always been able to find someone who will let you hang around, while I, on the other hand, have only had you for such a long time that it's very difficult for me to insist that you leave me alone. I know that I will see you in the future. You've already surrounded my sons and daughters-in-law with your comfort and fluff but you are no longer welcome to hang around me.
Goodbye.
Fondly,
Vida
