My brother and I always called each other "Dufus," haha. Endearing to us. That nickname was passed on to my nephews - each one spelling it differently in their contacts: Doof or Aunt Doof. So, when my nephew had babies, I would sign my name on their cards, "The Great Aunt Dufus." Just by adding "The" makes me sound so much bigger than I really am - maybe up there with "Alexander The Great." Either way, it makes me laugh, thinking that any Dufus can be Great !!
xoxo Diane. I don't get to talk to you as much as I would like, but we sure rack up the minutes when we do.
Love the dufus name. I love when nicknames are created out of love... and stick through generations.
And yes, life gets crazy, and way too much time passes before we have one of our marathon phone calls... which, once again, we are overdue for the next one. I miss you... Let's talk soon and get something scheduled!!! xoxo
Beautiful Diane. I've been thinking about age lately too. It's hard not to when we lose parents or see one of our parents aging. I too want want calls and visits from my son, my brothers, friends, when they want to connect. I never want my son especially to feel obligated. I hope my legacy is being remembered as a loving mama, sister, daughter, aunt, cousin, friend... Sending love.
Thank you. Sending love right back. I so agree. I never want anyone to feel obligated to connect with me. I want to be the person they WANT to be around. I hope you are well! xoxo
Love this take on legacy as relationship quality over achievement. The distinciton between obligation and genuine connection is huge tbh. My grandma always said nobody remembers the awards but everyone remembers if you made them laugh. That whole Moira Rose timing was perfect, kinda proves the point in realtime.
Thank you. The news about Catherine O'Hara, coming right as I was editing this post, was surreal. I was looking for the perfect way to wrap up the piece. Sadly, this was it.
Once again, you got me right in the heart! Love you❤️❤️❤️
Love you more! ❤️❤️❤️
My brother and I always called each other "Dufus," haha. Endearing to us. That nickname was passed on to my nephews - each one spelling it differently in their contacts: Doof or Aunt Doof. So, when my nephew had babies, I would sign my name on their cards, "The Great Aunt Dufus." Just by adding "The" makes me sound so much bigger than I really am - maybe up there with "Alexander The Great." Either way, it makes me laugh, thinking that any Dufus can be Great !!
xoxo Diane. I don't get to talk to you as much as I would like, but we sure rack up the minutes when we do.
Love the dufus name. I love when nicknames are created out of love... and stick through generations.
And yes, life gets crazy, and way too much time passes before we have one of our marathon phone calls... which, once again, we are overdue for the next one. I miss you... Let's talk soon and get something scheduled!!! xoxo
Beautiful Diane. I've been thinking about age lately too. It's hard not to when we lose parents or see one of our parents aging. I too want want calls and visits from my son, my brothers, friends, when they want to connect. I never want my son especially to feel obligated. I hope my legacy is being remembered as a loving mama, sister, daughter, aunt, cousin, friend... Sending love.
Thank you. Sending love right back. I so agree. I never want anyone to feel obligated to connect with me. I want to be the person they WANT to be around. I hope you are well! xoxo
Love this take on legacy as relationship quality over achievement. The distinciton between obligation and genuine connection is huge tbh. My grandma always said nobody remembers the awards but everyone remembers if you made them laugh. That whole Moira Rose timing was perfect, kinda proves the point in realtime.
Thank you. The news about Catherine O'Hara, coming right as I was editing this post, was surreal. I was looking for the perfect way to wrap up the piece. Sadly, this was it.