Ghost winks
I was intentional earlier today in my choice to only write about Ophelia, my would-be daughter’s name.
It didn’t serve my story to talk about Ophelia’s would-be brother, Darius.
Well.
I’ve been watching Halloween movies near-nonstop. And I’ve particularly enjoyed one of the “Haunted Mansion” variants.
Which … the Muppets one is the tits.
But the 2023 one with Tiffany Haddish is definitely my second favorite.
In that one, they make a passing mention of “God winks.” When someone from the Region Beyond (where they are at peace) sends a sign saying hi only to you.
For main character Ben, it was a neighborhood cat named Tater Tot. Big wink from his late wife.
For me, I was trying to buy an adorable Oogie Boogie sweatshirt. But it was Ross and I was 27th in line and there was one lady cashier.
I got up to the front, finally. When a male cashier opened up a new register and called me over.
Darius was the name on his tag.
I’d had another wink earlier. Was in the store next door, looking for a specific shirt in a specific size because my fat ass had bought one at another store in that chain in a smaller size.
Didn’t find the shirt (and let’s face it, the Oogie Boogie one will get more wear) … but a song came on the radio.
And all us women started dancing like we were dressed as frogs at a No Kings rally.
It was a song Momma had sung to me my whole life.
Funny enough, I had my hand on a shirt she absolutely would have asked me to buy for her.
That was a Ghost Wink with both eyelids.
My new cat sitter came over Friday. I told her, my Momma sent you. She was telling me all about her squirrel, Minnie, who loves sunflower seeds.
I went to my cabinet and got her brand-new sunflower kernels and said my Mom wants Minnie to have these. And I want photos of her mixed in with proof-of-life pics of my cats.
I seem to remember a psychic telling Mom that she saw someone on the other side, holding a baby she had lost.
I wonder if, somewhere, my Mom is on the other side with the D&O that were supposed to be mine, once upon that happily ever after time.