And they say men don't communicate...
Today is Jeff's birthday. Last night, his brother Chris did his yearly call here. You may remember that last time he called was the "by the way, we had a baby a month ago" call. So, what did Jeff and Chris talk about? Did Jeff say "Hey, Chris, Mom cried for a month straight after finding out that you didn't bother telling her about your new kid
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My favorite example is when we went to Michael's best friend's wedding.
First : We were going to a wedding at Duke University and Michael's friend was there for grad school. Michael called David to see about meeting up w/ him and was told - "Can't I'll be out of town. My wedding is the weekend following in New Mexico and you are coming, right?" Michael didn't know David was dating let alone getting married!
Second: We go to New Mexico for the wedding. We arrive the day before the wedding and receive a phone call to stop by the rehearsal. Michael is told he is a groomsman and we are invited to the rehearsal dinner. At the dinner, Michael learns he is not just a groomsman but the best man. David's Dad tells Michael. As the dinner winds down, reference is made to "those who should be here but can't as they have passed on". I think this is David's grandparents or members of the bride's family who passed away recently.
After the dinner we go to David's parents house for a visit. As we are leaving David's Mom tells me how lucky I am to have Michael. Michael is a great guy and was friends with David through everything that happened. ?????
When David was mean and nasty even though Robert was Michael's friend at first, Michael kept in touch with David, hung out with him, etc. ????? I nodded politely and told her I am aware Michael is a good guy or some such other nicety.
In the car I ask Michael, what she was talking about - who is Robert?
Robert was David's brother and friend of Michael's. Robert died in the 7th grade. Robert fell off a cliff and David ran down to get him - Robert died in David's arms! The boys had been on a boy scout camping trip when this happened!!! This is who they were refering to at the rehearsal dinner.
I asked Michael why he hadn't told me about Robert and he said " Didn't think it would come up." !!!!
Hilarie
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