“Have you told her yet?”
My dad looks at my mom over his dinner plate, suddenly remembering his Big Happening of the day.
News he could easily tell me himself, but would rather leave up to his spouse.
Curiosity takes over instantly.
“We received a card from your sister today,” Mom says.
I am so confused I almost forget to chew my food. Is the sister who’s been ignoring us for well over a year suddenly reaching out?
Oh. Duh.
Of course not.
“She’s returned the birthday card we sent for her son.”
And there it is. In my sister’s unmistakable scribbled handwriting: a sneakily added sent by address on the back of the envelope.
Pontifically jotted down on the front, however, an impossible to miss hateful message from her husband’s hand: “Mail rejected. Return to sender.”
(I only have two words for that man. But I want to keep my blog clean so I’ll leave them up to your imagination.)
Immediately, the atmosphere turns into a cold, sharp one, filled with anger.
An emotion that’s not mine. Nor my mom’s, nor my dad’s.
It emanates from the envelope, seeps through its folds.
“What do we do?” My mother’s voice breaks the silence.
The answer is simple.
We’ll keep sending birthday cards. She’ll keep sending them back. And we’ll save every one of them.
Because one day, my nephew and niece will ask me why I stopped loving them.
And when that day comes, I’ll have proof I never did stop, but kept trying. Relentlessly.
For I know that, no matter how much anger there is, or hatred, there is always more love.
Elle Vampa 
Hi Elle. I’m sorry your family is going through this. You are doing the right thing. And the day will come when you r niece and nephew will want to know the truth. You’ll get to love in person. Merry Christmas. May next year be full of Joy with (at least) you and your parents.
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Thank you so much, Tony! ❤️😊 I wish you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and a very bright, positive, healthy and wonderful 2024. May every day be a blessing and may every sunrise bring more joy.
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Hoe is het mogelijk….. het is dus mogelijk! Wie had dat kunnen denken zo voor de kerst na zo’n lange tijd. Geniet van je kerstdagen en focus je op je dierbaren die er wel toe doen! 😘🎄
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Pfffft. Ik weet het wat haar betreft gewoon niet meer hoor. Ik probeer het los te laten maar het doet pijn. Ik mis de kindjes heel erg :(
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Ja en zij zullen jou missen! Er is weinig aan te doen. Idd loslaten is het beste en houd die kids in je hart en laat jaarlijks van je horen.
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Wishing you and yours all the best for 2024.
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