v2022.5 Nothing Lasts But Nothing Is Lost

I sold my parents’ car today.

This is long overdue. The last time it was driven was fall of 2018. It’s been sitting in a parking garage in Boston since then…waiting.

When I was little, I anthropomorphized our cars. I still remember going to the dealership with my parents when I was about 5 to buy a new car. I was so excited. I didn’t understand we would be leaving the old one behind. When we left in the new car, I was inconsolable, and my poor parents were left trying to decide whether to ...