When I get home from work, my family is already doing okay.
When I get home from work, my family is already eating and laughing, but I can't bring myself to mention them.
Scenes
- I'm the only one who takes longer to feel okay when I get home. — When I open the door after work, my family is eating and laughing, but I can't bring myself to talk about them.
- My family had already eaten. — My family was eating, and even after I sat down at the table, I kept looking for a chance to bring them up.
- Even within a family, grief differs. — Even when we've lost the same person, we show our longing in different ways and in our own time. One person's smile doesn't mean another person's longing is over.
- Think of them at the door — Before you go inside today, quietly think of one thing you'd like to tell them.
- It's okay to miss them today, too. — Even as my family carries on with their evening, I can miss them at my own pace.
Stories by Onyu
- Onyu
- Even after the meeting, thoughts of my parents stay with me.
- Even on my day off, I answered someone else first.
- After the meeting, I come back and start figuring out my living expenses.
- Even after a meeting, I come home and have to explain why I need to rest.
- Just before clocking out, the clock reminds me of a request
- Gray hair reflected in the window on a rainy day
- Right before clocking out, I pause before canceling our plans
- Right before quitting time, just thinking about learning makes me check the clock.