I may as well admit it: I think of our boys as real, breathing human beings!
I understand perfectly, Marie. On February 18, 2006, I met two men ensconced in a beautiful film who feel as real to me as any flesh-and-blood human being I've encountered. I still don't fully understand how the film affected me this way, but it did...and I wouldn't have it any other way!
I'll share a little fantasy with you guys. You know how a lot of people believe that, after death, we will meet our loved ones on the other side? Well, I have a fantasy that among all our kith and kin, Jack and Ennis will be waiting there, too...waiting to say, "Friends, you had it right all the time!"