tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post6255722488245745747..comments2024-03-19T03:18:54.509-06:00Comments on Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men: Anger, Grief, Regret, and the Pursuit of PeaceJaniecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06223994862015217811noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-22902922836645695232021-12-08T20:19:49.045-07:002021-12-08T20:19:49.045-07:00All I know to offer is my love and support.All I know to offer is my love and support.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-53849082496546586932021-12-07T18:09:33.041-07:002021-12-07T18:09:33.041-07:00So so rough. You are loved.So so rough. You are loved.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-80077012759724317922021-12-06T19:58:09.859-07:002021-12-06T19:58:09.859-07:00Thank you for sharing this.
My half-sister ceased...Thank you for sharing this.<br /><br />My half-sister ceased to exist to me two years after our mother committed suicide in 1996.<br />Grief has become something more familiar, more constant for me. Understanding and dealing with it becomes more constant with age. Not necessarily more comfortable. For me it is a conical spiral - it circles around with diminishing feeling. Not the "twelve steps" but cycling feelings.<br />I can still cry at any moment if a thought arrives.<br /><br />Every now and then I search for my half-sister. She's in the same place, same job, and has been for years. In a certain way that makes me happy but we were never close. After our mom passed away, she abandoned me, and her then ten-year-old niece so completely that I have had to just move on. I want no further contact with her.<br /><br />Earlier this morning, my daughter's friend from middle and high school's father passed away. We were neighbors back then. I was with her friend the day before Thanksgiving. He had been fighting bladder cancer for a a long time.<br /><br />I grieve. I grieve for my daughter, I grieve for my other daughter, her friend. I grieve for his grandchildren. We were close in age.<br />Over the last 6 years I've lost 5 very close friends to one form or another of cancer.<br /><br />Keanu Reeves had a great quote about what happens after you die:<br />“I know that the ones who love us will miss us,” <br /><br />I think that sums it up beautifully.<br />Dave MacDonellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850280979965700609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-19071232949912651562021-12-06T16:34:14.000-07:002021-12-06T16:34:14.000-07:00Endless hugs. I know this one is tough.Endless hugs. I know this one is tough.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984097652321280760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-37552041129075703732021-12-06T13:40:25.851-07:002021-12-06T13:40:25.851-07:00Hugs to you, J. Losing family is rough, no matter...Hugs to you, J. Losing family is rough, no matter how they end up going. 💔Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-63582688952801993342021-12-06T12:19:47.279-07:002021-12-06T12:19:47.279-07:00If you figure it out please let me know. We each ...If you figure it out please let me know. We each have an oar in this boat.<br />Lov yamom in northernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120181704524007556noreply@blogger.com