Old e-mails

Working from home gives me a lot of time to sort out old files in my computer, and revisit my active email accounts. I used to have 2 excite mail addresses. I remember my very first though, it was an Edsamail account. One of my oldest email addresses is that Yahoo account which I recently reactivated (read: declutter spam folder).  Upon browsing it, I chanced upon the email of dad to me and my sister. He was explaining how hard he was feeling to continue holding on to his relationship with mom. While email does not give emotions when read, I felt the sadness that goes with the whole message. It was a preparation for having a broken family after my anticipated wedding 6 months after the email was sent. I was always the innocent one in the family when it comes to marital issues between mom and dad. And that very day when the email was sent, everything was confirmed. No more hope for a happy, complete family. But at least they tried. It just didn't work out anymore. I'm thankful for my email. It is preserving memories, the good ones, and the not-so-good ones.