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[prog]

Just got back from the MFA; will probably go again tomorrow. We spent much of our time there sitting and reading in the shady courtyard, with the fountain and the statuary. I realized that Ricky didn't want to look at anything in particular, or even look at anything at all; he just wanted to spend time within the museum, for its own sake. During his last visit in the fall, see, I bought him a museum membership, and I didn't realize what a treasure this would be for him. He has since told me, repeatedly, that the MFA is the only organization of which he is a real card-carrying member, and he had been counting the days until he could actually visit it again. Just to sit on a chair in a museum courtyard filled him with pride and happiness.

I suggested that maybe tomorrow we visit the DeCordova museum in Lincoln, to mix things up. "I dunno... no," he said. "I don't wanna start switching museums."

"Switching museums?" I said.

"Yeah. That would be like switching churches!"

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[poetgeek.livejournal.com]

*smile* yeah, I can see this.

[aspartaimee.livejournal.com]

wow. he has actually found a place that fills him with peace, and doesn't need anything more. there is something really lovely about that.

[jordanwillow.livejournal.com]

to be honest, it sounds like a wonderful day :)

[jtroutman.livejournal.com]

It actually sounds nice, yes. I never realized, about Ricky.... humm.

I do so little with my own brother, it is pathetic. I saw him for the first time in a year last week. And had never met my youngest son (who is over 2 years old).

[prog.livejournal.com]

I am actually quite distant from both my siblings, for any definition of "distant". Twice a year or so is really all I can spare for Ricky-visits; it's like having custody of an 8-year-old for a weekend. Draining. While I make the best of it, it really falls under the category of family obligation. I probably wouldn't make as much effort to spend time with it if our parents didn't push for it.

I guess I'm just saying that my relationship with Ricky probably isn't like most interfraternal ones, even those that have "naturally" grown apart (which about sums up me and other-brother Peter). But I still grok your situation.