Growing up Goodman: Never take for granted the ones you're closest to

Have you ever missed someone but never really come to the realization of it until you met up with or spoke with that person again?

Usually it's someone we take for granted and assume they will always be there just because they simply always have been. It's almost always a family member.

You know the old story. You get older, move away, start a life, school, career, marriage, kids. Meanwhile, the other person, be it a sibling, cousin, aunt or uncle, has done the same thing, moved on with life.

Well, this phenomenon has recently happened to me. In my case, it happened to be my brother who sent m...