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clockworkgreen · 06-17-2003, 07:18 PM

My dad died 6 weeks ago from a long illness. I'm only 25, so there aren't too many of my friends who have gone through a similar episode, or many 50 year old women, like my mom, who are widows....

I guess I see your point about the wearing a T-Shirt that says your brother just died, and as much as I sympathize, I've learned even in these short few weeks that everybody has loss in their lives. By and large, people give you some time to get things together, but then after that, you realize everybody's going through something. 2 weeks after my dad died, my mom found herself back in the hospital with one of her friends who was sick. Just shows you life isn't going to stop and you have to keep going, like it or not. It's fine to grieve, it just can't be your life now. That's how I'm getting through it, knowing a million others have had to do the same thing at some point in their lives.

06-17-2003, 07:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	My dad died 6 weeks ago from a long illness. I'm only 25, so there aren't too many of my friends who have gone through a similar episode, or many 50 year old women, like my mom, who are widows.... I guess I see your point about the wearing a T-Shirt that says your brother just died, and as much as I sympathize, I've learned even in these short few weeks that everybody has loss in their lives. By and large, people give you some time to get things together, but then after that, you realize everybody's going through something. 2 weeks after my dad died, my mom found herself back in the hospital with one of her friends who was sick. Just shows you life isn't going to stop and you have to keep going, like it or not. It's fine to grieve, it just can't be your life now. That's how I'm getting through it, knowing a million others have had to do the same thing at some point in their lives. Last edited by clockworkgreen; 06-17-2003 at 07:23 PM..