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Healing Tears – Chapter 15
“Thank you Paul.”
Paul handed the box containing the butterflies to Bette. He hugged them both then took his leave. As he walked down the path they both sat down on the grassy knoll and put the box on the ground. They cried together, they grieved their son, they grieved their loss and then they released the butterflies.
As each butterfly flew out of the box Bette and Tina smiled at their beauty remembering who had caught which one. The last one landed on their entwined hands and stayed there for a few seconds before it too flew away.
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Tina: I know I was only twelve weeks but I feel like I lost someone I was with my whole life … my baby boy. Just the last week we found out it was going to be a boy.”
“You’ll try again … I know it’s hard to think about it right now but you’ll try again.”
“I know that Tina is devastated; frankly that’s the way she should be feeling. She’s grieving. What about you Bette?”
“I see steady and strong letting Tina lean on you. Has it sunk in for you yet? Have you cried?”
Bette: Believe me it’s sunk in.
Dan: But Karen asked you a specific question. Have you cried?”
Bette: I don’t need to cry.
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Finally they would lay their son to rest and replace the bad memories with this new one of beauty, joy and hope. They’d selected a name for their son; in the Greek it meant ”healer”. Now that his destiny was fulfilled Jason’s soul too would be at peace.
”Rest in peace Jason Kennard-Porter.”
”Your Momma T and Momma B love you very much. You will always be in our hearts.”
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If Tears Could Build A Stairway … Poem by Unknown
If tears could build a stairway and thoughts a memory lane, I’d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken no time to say good-bye. You were gone before I knew it and only God knows why.
My heart’s still active in sadness and secret tears still flow. What it meant to lose you no one can ever know.
But now I know you want us to mourn for you no more, to remember all the happy times life still has much in store.
Since you’ll never be forgotten I pledge to you today a hallowed place within my heart is where you’ll always stay.
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BAT really sweet update. Hope the tibettes are at peace and start the healing toward their relationship with each other.
I think more people could use Paul as their therapist. He does make sense and maybe he use a unconventional brand of therapy, but i think it works. Having fun by chasing butterflies and then to realese them as a way to release the sad, painful memories and welcome the positive is a fantastic idea.
Bette and Tina really needed it, now they have to do more work with Paul as guide but i am positive they will make their relationship healthy, strong and loving. They need and deserve to be together, and Angelica offcourse as one happy family.
Thanks for the quite insight full chapter!
I have to admit this isn’t how I thought the story would go. The level of comunication is the highest possible. The emotions displayed are raw. The beauty in all of this is hope is restored and they are at a place where real forgiveness is possible.
Maybe if BETTE had been more aware of the emotional toil TINA was undergoing when she lost the baby and not put all of herself into her work ,a lot of pain could have been avoided.BETTE chose to be unfaithful instead of coming to her wife for comfort,TINA felt like a failure because she was being viewed as one intentional or not.Couples think that having a baby brings them joy,BETTE/TINA found out it can bring hurt of the worst kind.Glad they realized they never grieved for the baby nor for their loss,pain,hurt nor have they come to terms with the infidelity but they have come to the one thing that was truly missing,the baby’s name.Letting go of JASON KENNARD PORTER is the stepping stone they needed to cross not whether TINA could parent a bi-racial child or that her partner was bi-racial it seems to me a moot point now.BETTE didn’t need the validation from her father she needed to show and not ask him that she was just as good as him but she would not abandon her family as quick a he did his.BUT she did feel like she was entitled to behave and do things her way.pps thanks
dunnthat, the next chapter will explore and. perhaps give a bit of insight into several of the points you raise from Paul’s point of view. He is speculating, but I. think he hits the mark with his observations. Thank you for sharing your views.
Loved the update. Very cool collecting the butterfly’s and then releasing them. Thanks
You thrill me with this wonderful chapter, I am
with my watery eyes, Ufa !!
Only love can forgive, love and rebuilds.
Tears heal the body and liberate the soul …
The complete constellation.
Good night.
A very well written, thought provoking chapter. Thanks BAT.