Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
I wasn't trying to make a big deal of it, Stretch... and I think you know that. I just looked out the window and saw the beautiful afternoon and thought about it.
The bitch of it is that it will never go away; only with time will it ever improve. I know yesterday was tough for you, both for your own reasons and how much Mike and Karen mean to you.
I'm sorry if I refreshed the pain, Jason... that wasn't my intention. I think more than anything, I wanted the good folks of this board to remember to pray for the families of Tiff, Bryan, and Tony as well as the other kids that were there that horrible day.
As you're aware, the other day one of Mike's other daughters came to the store to pick up a lawnmower. She was such a hoot--"How the hell are we gonna fit that in my car?! What was Dad thinking sending me to get this?"--it reminded me of what good kids Mike and Karen raised. Obviously, I thought of Tiffy... and it made me want to hug her and say things I never got to say to her at the time. I left it alone because I knew she didn't need it; Friday would come soon enough and everything would come back. After she left I needed a couple of minutes to myself; not because of my own grief but because of Mike and Karen and Dave Spig and you, and thinking about how difficult it would be were I in any of your positions.
I'm sorry, Jay. It wasn't meant to hurt you.
The bitch of it is that it will never go away; only with time will it ever improve. I know yesterday was tough for you, both for your own reasons and how much Mike and Karen mean to you.
I'm sorry if I refreshed the pain, Jason... that wasn't my intention. I think more than anything, I wanted the good folks of this board to remember to pray for the families of Tiff, Bryan, and Tony as well as the other kids that were there that horrible day.
As you're aware, the other day one of Mike's other daughters came to the store to pick up a lawnmower. She was such a hoot--"How the hell are we gonna fit that in my car?! What was Dad thinking sending me to get this?"--it reminded me of what good kids Mike and Karen raised. Obviously, I thought of Tiffy... and it made me want to hug her and say things I never got to say to her at the time. I left it alone because I knew she didn't need it; Friday would come soon enough and everything would come back. After she left I needed a couple of minutes to myself; not because of my own grief but because of Mike and Karen and Dave Spig and you, and thinking about how difficult it would be were I in any of your positions.
I'm sorry, Jay. It wasn't meant to hurt you.
