It is April 20th, 2018 and this article is critical to me. You see, The Other day, I remembered that this Friday is my Daughter’s Death Day. Writing this article is difficult for me. However, when I think of my little girl (which is continuous), and share the best parts of her with people who either knew Alison or know my family or the world in general, it helps me in the healing process. In our family, our little girl had many qualities that we desperately miss. The one attribute that I share with people that I miss the most about Alison is her hugs.
If they gave college degrees for embracing someone, my daughter would have earned her Doctorate. She was the best hugger I’ve ever known. While I would like to give her all the credit, I would also admit to my friends that I taught her everything I knew about the hugging process.
Although I believe my little girl, who lived to be twenty-one years old, had a great game when it came to the embracing process, she actually raised it to another level as she got older. She would lure you into embracing her, making sure her arms were on top of yours. Then when you would try to pull away, and using her elbows, she would clamp down on your arms to hold them into place until she had drawn every ounce of emotion out of her hugging partner and then would eventually let go.
To be honest, I wish she had never let me go. But, as they say, time marches on. For our family, it’s just a little extra taxing on April 20th. Because this is my article and if you are reading it on either my Blog (Crosby’s Corner) or the J.D. Crosby Facebook page, I am going to ask you a favor. On this day every year find someone who means something to you and embrace them. Do it to honor my little girl who has been gone for seven years now. It will be our little secret. Until next time, have a Serendipitous (Serendipity was her favorite word) day. Also, if you have a moment give someone a hug on behalf of our daughter, Alison!
