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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
But losing my father.................there are no words. It was when I realized that now they're gone, most all of their contemporaries had already passed, there was no one left.
Summary is: I am now a changed man. I think in many ways as long as at least one of my parents were still living, I was still their child. It was then that I decided to try to run as good of a race as my dad and mom in my remaining time here on earth. Last night, I told them both.......... I'll see them in a second....................
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Asphalt- I lost my dad last year and could have wrote your post. He wasn’t just my father, he was also an exceptional man; we ran out of 400 Mass cards that the funeral home had printed, many other attendees didn’t get one because the cards were already gone, and many others didn’t attend due to Covid restrictions (March 2021) but sent condolences. We’ll never know the true headcount and it doesn’t matter but it was a remarkable turnout and testimony to a unique man.
For those of us in this sad club, this article may help you “label” what it is that you’re working through. Most of the themes resonated with me.
https://www.artofmanliness.com/people/family/losing-dad-how-a-man-responds-to-the-death-of-his-father/