So I've invited the Sacred Circle and G&T Society over on this anniversary of Jacqueline's death. Emily, Hannah, Lisa and Marta will join Matilda and me.
Matilda has been very depressed lately, and she had asked if Emmett could come over too. He's not somebody who was doing the hospice caretaking so I didn't really think to have him here with us. But I asked him to come over at noon today before everybody else arrived to give some support to Matilda.
I dragged her out of bed at noon with bagel and coffee, and got him a coffee and BLT and she sat there at the kitchen table being very low energy and radiating sad. Finally I prompted her to talk about the bureaucratic academic bullshit her boyfriend is dealing with as he's starting City College (and a subject Emmett is all too acquainted with) and once she got to complaining with outrage her energy ramped up.
Next thing you know, he's got her laughing again, and he said, "We're going downstairs."
"Are you going to watch anime?"
"Yeah, but she's bringing her laptop so I'll also help her with her college application."
It is one of the verities: When Matilda is in pain, apply Emmett to the emotional wound.