Posted: 9/13/2011 3:57:31 PM EDT
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I just got off the phone with my mom.
Remember to call them often, before it's too late. I sure miss talking to my dad, I sure wish I would have called him more when I could have |
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Good advice. Thanks
Yep, sometimes it's too late. Regrets suck. I have one regarding my great aunt who was more of a grandmother to us than my actual grandmothers. I postponed seeing her when she was sick due to being too stupid to miss a couple days of work and travelling across the state. I did not get a chance to see her. |
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Talked to mom this afternoon. I called to check on her. It appears that a whacko walked into the courthouse a couple blocks away from her office and opened fire. Luckily she was in a meeting out of town at the time.
More good news is no innocent people were killed and the whacko just died the hospital. ETA: Her reply to me was: "That's why I carry a gun everywhere I go." You're the best mom! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: Every conversation, every visit, with my parents is a disappointment.I just got off the phone with my mom. Remember to call them often, before it's too late. I sure miss talking to my dad, I sure wish I would have called him more when I could have Consider yourself blessed to have and have had such a rich and fulfilling relationship with them. |
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My dad passed away on a Tuesday. I had a ticket to go see him that Friday. Worst day of my life was losing him. He wasn't even in bad health. When they are sick for some time it gives you time to come to terms with the inevitable. When it's out of the blue like that, that's a hard way to go. You have my sympathies. Know with time it will get better. It will never be ok, but you will learn from your grief. |
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Every conversation, every visit, with my parents is a disappointment.
I just got off the phone with my mom. Remember to call them often, before it's too late. I sure miss talking to my dad, I sure wish I would have called him more when I could have Consider yourself blessed to have and have had such a rich and fulfilling relationship with them. I did not always agree, but you look past it in love. |
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some time back I got the call on a wednesday that my Uncle had cancer and went to the hospital on Monday.
Mom and Dad were coming to visit him on that Friday so I figured I would just see him then. Didnt happen. He passed that Friday. I never did get to talk to him again. I saw him alive but not really....he was breathing I miss him a lot even though I didnt get to see him much. I regret not rushing out to see him as soon as I got the news. now my mom who is 82 soon to be 83 is in bad shape....as well as my Father 
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When you go to visit, take a little digital recorder. Then ask them about relatives, growing up, etc. I did this when my dad was close to dying and wish I would have done it more often. Yeah my granddad always told the best stories. I wish I could remember more of them. At least I was able to spend more time with him in the few years before he died. I miss you Granddad. |
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I just got off the phone with my mom. Remember to call them often, before it's too late. I sure miss talking to my dad, I sure wish I would have called him more when I could have Good advice. I talk to my dad pretty much everyday - he's 80. I talk to my mom usually about 2-3x per week. I get terribly upset thinking about the time when I won't be able to pick up the phone and ask my dad a question, or to say hi to my mom. |
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Lost my Mom last month, my Dad 10 years earlier. Call them as often as you can. Called my Mom most most everyday after my Dad passed. I really miss that conversation, it added a little sanity to my daily life. 'In the Living years" by Mike and the Mechanics never fails to Choke me up, everytime I hear it. Road time to and from work is a perfect time to call them.
Call them while you still can. That goes for Grandparents too. |
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Mom called and woke me up at 5pm today. (I work nights and don't usually get up until about 6pm) Needed my home address (wtf mom, I've lived here for more than three years now!) so dad could mail me something.
Don't take that wrong, I'm not upset. I love my parents very much. I'm 35 now, and they are in their 60s. I know they won't be here forever, and I absolutely dread the thought of them passing away. It will wreck me. |
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Quoted: I know they won't be here forever, and I absolutely dread the thought of them passing away. It will wreck me. There is absolutely nothing you can do to prepare for losing a parent. The best advice I can give is to make sure they know how you feel, and how much you appreciate them. That is the guilt I deal with daily. |
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I know they won't be here forever, and I absolutely dread the thought of them passing away. It will wreck me. There is absolutely nothing you can do to prepare for losing a parent. The best advice I can give is to make sure they know how you feel, and how much you appreciate them. That is the guilt I deal with daily. I'm sure they know you love them (so no guilt needed) |