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The Last Word

2008, as far as years ago, was a pretty shitty one. I lost my mother rather swiftly and unsuspectingly and I was behind the wheel of our car with my husband and 10 month old son when we were in a near fatal crash on the highway. Everything felt catastrophic and awful. That New Year’s Eve, I huddled inside my home with my still new little family. We had a few candles lit, and just about two minutes before midnight I said something to the effect of, “Fuck this. I’m done with you 2008.” Because there was 90 seconds left in the year, it seemed we were past most of the garbage. At 11:59, I bent over to blow out the candles. And at 11:59 and 30 seconds, with about 30 seconds left of 2008, a strand of my hair slipped forward, fell into a candle, and caught on fire. And here is what I learned. 1.       Candles can be dangerous. Safety first. 2.       It ain’t over till it’s over. 3.       Bad stuff can happen at any time to anyone. It doesn’t come in threes and you d