  I found this essay ironic in that I recently went to a garage sale at a storage facility. nbsp;  They were holding a sale for items that were in storage. nbsp; nbsp; The owner stopped paying their storage fees,  moved,  or the item were repossessed for inability to pay rent. nbsp;  I came across a picture of an older lady. nbsp;
 From the looks of the frame and the clothes that the lady wore,  it was from the seventies.
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 I wondered too if she had had family or had passed away and this was what was left of her.
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 I felt saddened at the thought of this picture sitting up against the table,  on the floor,  dirty.
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 Where were her daughters and sons?
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 Why would they let a picture of her mother lay there like that?
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 When Julie mentions “ If they had family –  that’ s the one that sticks in my throat-  if they had family,  could they be this forgotten,  this neglected”  this saddened me.
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 I am from a close family and this made me think that I am fortunate and blessed.  &
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 The last paragraph brings to my mind how we sometimes will judge others,  come to conclusions,  and stereotype or assume things before we know and see the whole picture .
