Oh my goodness, your story brought tears to my eyes.

Erika Burkhalter

Mar 2, 2019·1 min read

Oh my goodness, your story brought tears to my eyes. I have such a similar story about my dad’s 4th wife when he was dying — one of the most traumatic experiences of my life…. My heart goes out to you and your sisters.

Erika Burkhalter

Photographer, yogi, cat-mom, lover of travel and nature, spreading amazement for Mother Earth, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MA Yoga, MS Neuropsychology)

Oh, visits were always lovely, but the longer we were together, the tenser she would become, and the more stressed. Eventually, there would be a blow-up and we would be tearfully taken to task for being inconsiderate, thoughtless, hateful children not deserving of our father’s love.

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