Our sons are the only ones who can give us the peace we so desire to have... / Terri Weeks (Another grieving Mom..of Dustin Meece, also a teenager, taken too soon! )
Hi Terri,
So many similarities! People called Dustin "Justin" so often by mistake, he had stopped correcting people! I'm also a "Terri" spelled just like yours! But more importantly, I know I will never rest again, laugh again, or feel complete again quite the way I did when Dustin was walking this planet! I know YOU know what I mean! Thank you for lighting a candle on his website! How thoughtful for you to think of others in your new and fresh wound! New grief is so difficult; at one moment you think you have it under control, and the next you're in a puddle on the floor, unable to mop yourself up and not sure you want anyone to, anyway,why should you feel better? Your son is dead? Why should you live? EASY! So you can TELL the world that he did live and love, so that he is NOT forgotten, not for one second! Soon the grief turns to bittersweet joy, and one day you find the corners of your mouth turned up and recognize that feeling...a smile! Is this okay, even though your child is not here?YES! To spread the joy of his lifetime is much better than to forever remain locked in darkeness! I will pray for you that you get here! I cry all the time, in the shower, reading my computer, but...I SMILE and LAUGH too! I teach school again and find joy in other's children since Dustin was my only child! I hope you find peace. Every now and then, Dustin hugs me in my sleep, and I know he's okay. He does this for me on my darkest days, and I pray your baby does the same. Much love and hugs to you, Terri! Dust's Mom, Terri Weeks
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