Avoiding sentimentality
I’ve been called sentimental.
I’ve called myself sentimental.
Sentimentality is bad.
It refers to excessive or inappropriate emotions.
Bad thing for a writer unless you are writing pulp.
Please don’t say I’ve been guilty of excessive sentimentality in this blog.
I guess sentimentality is like sugar…a little sweetens the dish…too much ruins it for most adult pallets.
I want to capture emotions as I see them…hopefully as God might see them…as God has opened my eyes to see them…but without going overboard.
I’m adding “avoid being overly sentimental” to my code!
I wanted to write that I already Miss Four who goes back to college in a week.
Then a voice says “Buck up, she’s 30 minutes away and you will see her at least three times a week, and she is only a phone call or text message away. Besides, she needs to go back to school to jump into the real world again…so take her ship out of safe harbor…so she can chart her own course and become the amazing woman she is destined to be!”
OK
You’re right.
It’s OK to miss her.
To miss the way she is so good with the three musketeers.
What a great teacher she will be someday.
She already is a great teacher…she just needs her credentials.
To miss her constant company.
She is a great listener.
She has always been my great listener. I’ve poured myself into each of you…sometimes against your will…and when I see myself come out of you…well that is one of life’s greatest gifts…it makes us related…forever.
I’ll be OK.
