My mom
came home and told me a story about a 12 year old girl she met at work. This little
girl had an extremely abusive father, but her mom married someone and he was a
very good step father to her. The step father was having chest pains and went
to the hospital to find out he had a small heart attack. He was told to stay at
the hospital because they needed to make sure he was okay. However, he went against
the medical advice because he said that he needed to work to make money for Christmas
gifts for his step children. While at work, the man suffered a massive heart
attack and tragically died. The little girl is at a psychiatric center and was
able to leave to attend her step father’s funeral. She has been having a lot of
trouble sleeping so her mom brought her one of her dad’s blankets from home and
she laid it next to her to give her comfort to sleep at night.
I can’t
get this girl and her family off my mind. It is so sad a 12 year old has to be
going through this. Around the holiday season we all get a bit stressed over
the shopping and the things that don’t truly matter in the long run. Here is
someone who would only wants her dad back for Christmas. We should all take a
minute to be thankful for the family we have around us this holiday season and
for everything we do have. The material things really don’t mean anything. We
should also think of the families in need and do something to help them. Overall,
many of us are very fortunate and giving is really much more important than receiving
in the holiday season.
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