General Chat

21 years ago this afternoon, since Dad lost his battle with lung cancer, aged 79.

Still miss you Dad, wish you had been around longer for my lad, you would be so proud of him, as I am.

Lizxxx

Liz my friend thinking of you on this day as your remember your Dad memories are locked in our hearts forver,he would not only be proud of his grandson but of the caring daughter he had brought into the world ,take care love .always in our thoughts amd here if you need me
Love Dutchxx

Hello Liz....thinking of you too. Dutch is so right .... he would be so proud of you too, such a caring person.
Take care
love jude xx

Thinking of you Liz. Your Dad would have been proud of his caring and compassionate daughter.

Angelsong

BIG hugs 2 u hunny xx & im sure he is looking down & is as proud as u r xxxxxxx

Love and hugs Liz, it's almost 37 years for me since Dad moved on. Treasure your memories.
Mary

Thanks all, especially for your kind words about me lol My Dad was ex Army and didn't show his emotions much but Mum said he told her he loved us all before he died. I have some photos of me with him when I was a toddler, which showed us happy together but then when I was just 2 my brother came along and from then on he was the one spending time with Dad in the garden and such, and I was relegated to doing girl things with Mum. My parents were very traditional and old fashioned in their way of raising kids, the girl did the domestic stuff and the boys played out or did gardening with Dad. Because I didn't follow the norm for those times, get married young and have kids young, I think my parents felt let down and I only redeemed myself when I had my son at the age of 35 and even then I hadn't got married and ended up a single parent. They couldn't help but respond to my son tho and idolised and adored him - my brother's son who was a month older didn't relate to them in the same way so my lad was the favourite and enjoyed a lot of time with his Da especially, watching snooker or having stories read etc. Such a shame Dad was already 72 when the grandsons arrived and Mum 66 so they couldn't do as much with them as they would have if younger and in better health.
Dad died when the boys were 7 and it was my lad kept him going as long as he could, reading to him or just sitting together kept Dad's mind off his pain.

Lizx

I have just seen your post Liz and I am thinking of you at this sad time.
It will be a year on Feb !st since we lost our Dad and I still miss him every day.

Teresa x

Hi Liz,

I have it to come.....My dad is 96yrs and I'm sure when the time comes I'll feel the same as you.

Sad when we lose someone we loved even though it was many years ago.

Never mind Liz you have your lovely son and he's part of him.

Take care ....I haven't seen you for a while ,I hope your keeping well.

Marilyn x

Hi Marilyn, yes, it's very hard to lose someone who has been with you all your life.
I know my Dad would have loved it when my son worked at the bookies, they would have had so much to talk about, Dad loved a flutter on the geegees lol

Teresa, you will find this time especially difficult but time will ease your loss a bit, altho you will never forget those times with your Dad.

Next Monday is the anniversary of my daughter's birth and she died on 3rd February so more sad memories , altho I have few memories of her, never got to hold her and no photos, it wasn't done then to take pics and I was so sure she would live....


Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things....

Grief at our losses is the price we pay for having those loved ones in our lives.

Lizx

Hi Liz,
Thankyou for your kind words and I will be thinking of you on Monday and your little daughter.

Teresa x

Thinking of you and your Dad.