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A Hospital Bedside Lesson On Love

12/10/2018

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As I was sitting at My Father’s hospital bedside the other day he said, “We were talking earlier about how to find a good man…”
Um, no we weren’t. But what he said to me next was strangely on point. He said,​

“I really can’t advise you on this. But it comes down to how he talks to you. How he respects you. That’s common sense.”
And then he began recounting how he met and courted (COURTED) My Mother and how capital “F” Fine she was. I’ve heard this story a kajillion times, but I listened because it’s one of my favorites.
And this time he added that he first caught My Mother’s eye (she’d clearly had already caught his) “with a respectful tip of the hat.”
This makes me smile because I can just picture him doing it. My Dad is a handsome guy and he wears a hat well. And I can also see My Mom giving him a little smile and nod back; and just a tiny bit of side eye as if to say, “Who ‘dis, Negro?” (That was the word then.)
And I am reminded that between life and death is love.
And I’m trying so very hard to hold onto that.
#love
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    Leighann Lord is a veteran stand-up comedian, author, and podcaster. 

    She has written several humor books including: Dict Jokes: Alternate Definitions for Words You’ve Probably Never Heard of But Will Definitely Never Forget and Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories From the Career of a Very Funny Lady, which has been called “Witty and unexpectedly vulnerable.” Both titles and more are available on Amazon.

    Leighann was the creator of the weekly humor column, The Urban Erma, which was the longest running column in Stage Time Magazine. She has contributed to The Huffington Post and wrote for the pilot of The Chris Rock Show. She is the creator and host of the People with Parents podcast, where she shares personal stories about the role reversal between adult children and their aging parents.
     
    Leighann earned her BA degree in Journalism and Creative Writing from Baruch College, City University of New York, her honorary PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from Southhampton University, and is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America, East. In 2019 she received the Humanist Arts Award from the American Humanist Association. 
     
    Leighann is also a firm supporter of the Oxford Comma.

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