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beach-mom
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Edith's Little Home

‎03-11-2015 02:41 PM

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I just read this story on Yahoo! Wow. I can relate in some ways. First of all, she had to stay there with no "sky," but that wasn't important to her. All she wanted to do was live out her days in her home, and she got to do that.

How wonderful to meet a caring friend so late in life. And who would believe someone hired to tear down her house would have such a heart.

I believe every one of her stories.

She got her wish, and I'm glad she never had to see what happened to her beloved home.

We had a house here that the county declared "eminent domain" on. The owners fought it, but the government wanted the land for another use. At least they didn't destroy the house - they're using it as an office - but the family was kicked out.

I don't believe in "eminent domain."

My mom stayed in the beautiful house my parents built by the water when I was 12. When we returned to the mid-Atlantic region we tried to get her to downsize, but she would have no part of it. She would let DH and me put brochures about retirement communities in our area so she could be closer to us, but she never said no to us. The day of her funeral my uncle told me she told him she was never going to leave. I'm glad she never had to.

I'm also glad my mom never had to see the way her beloved home looks like now. My best friend from high school lives in the area still, and she has described it to me. We did see it a few years ago, and I didn't like what I saw. {#emotions_dlg.sad}

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