It’s a hard truth, moving back home after years out on your own. Walking around naked, coming in at all hours of the night, in various conditions, and tidiness or the lack of become things missed and cherished. An equally hard truth is the transition from child to authority figure in caring for an ailing parent. But, what’s the alternative? As Kanye West pined at last night’s Grammys in memory of his late mother, “Last night, I saw you in my dreams and now I can’t wait to go to sleep. This life is all a dream, so my real life starts when I go to sleep.” Life without Mama … unimaginable.
This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.
