I have said for a long time, "You don't get it, till you or someone you love GETS it."
My grandmother died of emphysema, from smoking. I GET how someone can die from smoking. I GET it.
Our friends right now are dealing with a suicidal child. I can't even imagine what they must be going through on a daily basis. The terror, the worry, the constant feeling on edge. I don't GET what it is like to live day to day with someone like that. I can listen, I can talk, but I don't really GET it. Luckily for them, they have friends who have gone through this sort of thing and understand. They relate. They GET it...All of it. The highs and lows of it. The worry and the stress. They have felt it. They know the impact. They see it in action. They know.
BT is the researcher in the family. Mention something he doesn't know a lot about and he will spend the next several weeks researching and learning all about that thing. He wants to GET it.
My Best Friend Forever Infinity has AIDS. He has for a long time. I am just now beginning to GET it.
December 1 was World AIDS day. December is AIDS awareness month. Please, take the time this month to be researchers, to learn and not judge, to GET it, before someone you love does.
