It’s a Hallmark world
Someone commented to me the other day that we (flattenme) are running on Hallmark’s calendar. The Christmas season is over and now we rush into valentine’s day. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that I have detested most of my life. I’ve never quite understood the concept of telling someone you care with a bunch of overpriced roses on a certain day of the year. Shouldn’t that happen every day of the year? Shouldn’t someone feel loved all the time by their other half? If you need Hallmark to remind you of the fact that you haven’t given your significant other the i-love-you nudge since last Feb 14th — then what does that say?
I had a friend who used to tell her parents ‘I love you’ as she walked out the door. Every single time. Even as a teenager. I remember asking her about this interesting tradition — it was like watching monkeys at the zoo - but her comment still sticks with me today. She told me that she made a point of letting her parents know she loved them as she was leaving because ‘you never know’. She could get in a bus accident and never see them again. She wanted to be remembered as someone who loved.
So do I. And not just on one day of the year.
Happy Groundhog Day. Does Hallmark make cards for that one too?
-Margo