My Brother the Mannequin

These are pictures of the custom-made mannequin my mother purchased, made in the likeness of my brother, who passed away on September 26, 2004 at the age of 37. I tried to talk her out of getting it for more than a year and a half, but my mother always gets what she wants. My father was furious when he found out, but he had no choice but to get over it. My mother dresses the mannequin with my brother's clothes and spends time with it everyday. She says it helps her feel like she still has her son. Yeah, she's more screwed up than I am. I told her that if I wanted to remember my brother I'll look at actual images of him on photos, instead of looking at the stupid mannequin.

This is a picture of my brother taken about a year before he died.