Comments on: "NOTHING IS PERMANENT" http://www.familyaffairsandothermatters.com/nothing-is-permanent/ Parental musings and family life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SusannahS http://www.familyaffairsandothermatters.com/nothing-is-permanent/comment-page-1/#comment-179 SusannahS Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:23:00 +0000 http://addcreative.co.uk/familyaffairs/?p=208#comment-179 We lost my older brother in a tragic accident when I was 12. I had always been very close to both him and his high-school sweetheart(they were 10 yrs. older than me)--I had grown up referring to her as my "future sister". After his death, it was too painful for our families to stay in touch, but 15 years later, I "found" her and we've kept up a very nice friendship--even though she married and divorced and married again and is now the mother of 3. To this day, she still says my brother was her true love. At first, I thought I was being unfair to her current husband, but I've since learned that he is a very understanding man. Based on my experience, it might bring your aunt some comfort in having that connection. <br/>One thing I've learned from my crazy topsy-turvy life is that death and divorce don't necessarily change all relationships. I recently ran into a former stepcousin, and she immediately introduced me to her husband as her 'long lost cousin'. As you said, nothing is permanent but some things will never change. <br/><br/>P.S. What do you think about Amy Winehouse's new blonde 'do? We lost my older brother in a tragic accident when I was 12. I had always been very close to both him and his high-school sweetheart(they were 10 yrs. older than me)–I had grown up referring to her as my “future sister”. After his death, it was too painful for our families to stay in touch, but 15 years later, I “found” her and we’ve kept up a very nice friendship–even though she married and divorced and married again and is now the mother of 3. To this day, she still says my brother was her true love. At first, I thought I was being unfair to her current husband, but I’ve since learned that he is a very understanding man. Based on my experience, it might bring your aunt some comfort in having that connection.
One thing I’ve learned from my crazy topsy-turvy life is that death and divorce don’t necessarily change all relationships. I recently ran into a former stepcousin, and she immediately introduced me to her husband as her ‘long lost cousin’. As you said, nothing is permanent but some things will never change.

P.S. What do you think about Amy Winehouse’s new blonde ‘do?

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