Occasionally, we have neighbors over for a get-together -- usually, some time after Christmas. After doing it a couple of times, we realized that my mother wouldn't come upstairs unless we explicitly invited her. She said that she just wasn't sure that it was OK. Even though we told her that it was a family gathering, and we considered her part of our family, we had to remember, each time, to tell her: hey, it's okay to come upstairs, really. She'd sit quietly in the corner, smiling at people, and possibly talking with one or two that she knew. After a while, she'd get tired, and go quietly back downstairs.
I have that picture of her as my PC wallpaper. I know, eventually, I'll change it, but for now? I like seeing it.
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