Mandy Moore

He's not there. His nose has been plucked all the way out. I can see straight up his nose. His skin is not the color that it normally was. And you ever touch the body, like at the funeral? It's ice cold. And I was like, oh, he looks so good. No, he's gone. The shell is there. You know what I'm saying? But he's gone.

He's not there. His nose has been plucked all the way out. I can see straight up his nose. His skin is not the color that it normally was. And you ever touch the body, like at the funeral? It's ice cold. And I was like, oh, he looks so good. No, he's gone. The shell is there. You know what I'm saying? But he's gone.

So I'm relating to this moment because like at age 15, 16, of him being gone and going from Kelby to Sterling was coincided of this moment of just like bawling. And I was like, oh, he's not coming back six years later, bro. Yeah. I get that. He's not coming back. And the thing that allowed Kim to stay present was being Sterling. Like, it was like, Kelby is gone, or Kelby served me for 16 years.

So I'm relating to this moment because like at age 15, 16, of him being gone and going from Kelby to Sterling was coincided of this moment of just like bawling. And I was like, oh, he's not coming back six years later, bro. Yeah. I get that. He's not coming back. And the thing that allowed Kim to stay present was being Sterling. Like, it was like, Kelby is gone, or Kelby served me for 16 years.

So I'm relating to this moment because like at age 15, 16, of him being gone and going from Kelby to Sterling was coincided of this moment of just like bawling. And I was like, oh, he's not coming back six years later, bro. Yeah. I get that. He's not coming back. And the thing that allowed Kim to stay present was being Sterling. Like, it was like, Kelby is gone, or Kelby served me for 16 years.

I need to hear this name one more time. And I was just by myself, and I was just like, oh.

I need to hear this name one more time. And I was just by myself, and I was just like, oh.

I need to hear this name one more time. And I was just by myself, and I was just like, oh.

Oh, Sterling.

Oh, Sterling.

Oh, Sterling.

But that's what it reminded me of, because it's like, it takes a second, whether you're doing it for other people or not, but, like, just even for yourself. Like, grief is a necessary thing.

But that's what it reminded me of, because it's like, it takes a second, whether you're doing it for other people or not, but, like, just even for yourself. Like, grief is a necessary thing.

But that's what it reminded me of, because it's like, it takes a second, whether you're doing it for other people or not, but, like, just even for yourself. Like, grief is a necessary thing.

Right? If you push it off, eventually you're going to have to go through it. But like to what you're just saying, Chris, there's something on the other side of it. And while it's hard to even fathom, there's something quite beautiful, maybe not as beautiful, maybe a different kind of beauty, but something beautiful on the other side of it if you give yourself permission to keep going.

Right? If you push it off, eventually you're going to have to go through it. But like to what you're just saying, Chris, there's something on the other side of it. And while it's hard to even fathom, there's something quite beautiful, maybe not as beautiful, maybe a different kind of beauty, but something beautiful on the other side of it if you give yourself permission to keep going.

Right? If you push it off, eventually you're going to have to go through it. But like to what you're just saying, Chris, there's something on the other side of it. And while it's hard to even fathom, there's something quite beautiful, maybe not as beautiful, maybe a different kind of beauty, but something beautiful on the other side of it if you give yourself permission to keep going.

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