For Puppy Monster

I have never met Dave in real life.  In fact I’ve had very limited contact with him on line.  I’m not even sure I can say I’ve ever met him, either in real life or on line.  I know of him through mutual friends.

But none of that matters on June 21st of every year.  This is the day the internet remembers Dave’s son DJ, who died four years ago today.

I honestly think Britt said it best when she wrote the following

 

“There are times when the whole world should stop and know that something awful has happened.

There are times when the rest of the world, for even just a moment, should not be allowed to laugh or to smile or to joke or to go on with their lives as if the very fabric of time were not just ripped in two.

There are times when the only thing we can do is join in the suffering.”

The world won’t stop spinning, today I will write paychecks and watch a movie with my girls.  Today people will go about their day and laugh, or cry, but for a moment,  just a moment, my world will stop… and I’ll remember.

I don’t know you personally Dave, but every year I stop and remember.