Goodbyes with Grace
Fond Farewell by Nigel Mason People come into our lives. They change us. Sometimes, they stay with us long enough to be our maid of honor or the Godparent of our children. Other times, they simply fade out of our lives. Occasionally, they stab us in the back and say really awful things before never speaking to us again. Goodbyes are painful. Usually, they hurt both parties, even if the decision was mutual. I am seventeen years old. I have not met every single person I will love yet, but I have already lost dozens of relationships that I used to cherish. In the many goodbyes I've given, I have said things that I regret. It is from those regrets that I have learned how to say goodbye with grace, and the way that I want to be remembered when a relationship ends. I used to be so uncomfortable with ending friendships that I didn't say anything at all. I simply stopped speaking. I stopped replying, stopped answering calls, and gave no explanation at all. I just ghosted people. Som...
