tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post5689426685606444840..comments2024-03-06T03:23:51.904-08:00Comments on Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood: The Purple Lady Saves the DayWidow in the Middlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-5682247130889067282009-07-27T19:11:27.953-07:002009-07-27T19:11:27.953-07:00I am so glad to hear from you - I've been thin...I am so glad to hear from you - I've been thinking of you and worrying because I haven't been able to access your most recent post. I'm thankful you got through the Anniversary Date.<br /><br />Your Marine saw your inner and outer beauty and was showing you that when he got you the sundress. <br /><br />I hope you are doing okay today.Widow in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-57523672475022419262009-07-27T18:48:54.359-07:002009-07-27T18:48:54.359-07:00i'm glad you found something good in today. i...i'm glad you found something good in today. i wrote to you on your previous blog. i hope you found it.<br /><br />it's funny you mention black. i've always worn black, ever since my first husband told me i was fat and ugly. at the time, my daughter was 3 weeks old and i was still getting over the c-section. i was tired and hoping i was doing everything right as a new mother. i became embarrassed so i started wearing black to hid my body.<br /><br />the first thing my second husband, my Marine, bought me was an awful turquoise sundress with bright white flowers. it fit perfectly and i was surprised to see myself in the mirror. i wasn't fat. i wasn't that ugly. it took a while though for me to see myself through his eyes. but i did a little bit. more than i ever had. less than he wanted. he was still working with me when he died.<br /><br />i miss him. i miss his words of comfort. i have pulled out a few of my black t-shirts again. i don't know why. i think i'm tired and my ex is pulling me back into the abyss. but my mother of the bride dress is a very calm light robin's egg blue. i had my Marine in mind when i bought it.<br /><br />thank you for the example of the purple ladyabandonedsoulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020499806998154330noreply@blogger.com