LOSING EVERYTHING

[Duchess]

I've lost pretty much everything more times than I can count. Pop used to do shit like telling us he was gonna go play pool, and we were leaving town when he came home, and whatever we could fit in the car we could keep. No exaggeration. We learned to carefully watch his behavioral "tells" for when he was gearing up to leave, and we would begin packing our most treasured items in small, easy to move boxes and put them in a closet. That way when the day came no matter how much or little warning we had we were ready.

I always want to hug little boy Donovan when I read this stuff :(