honey,

i just got home from debbie’s mom’s funeral. very nice. they said such nice things about both her mom (what a lady she was and a saint) and debbie (what an attentive daughter she was, blah, blah). anyway, got to thinking, and i want you to speak at my funeral and speak well about me, but also talk about my “real” side, where appropriate. i don’t want to be demonized, nor do i want to be beautified in front of people; i want people to smile, laugh, and feel happy for having known me.

xox
mom