Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > The Academy > Tilted Life


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 10-31-2008, 09:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
Now a registered fossil
 
perripken's Avatar
 
Location: Home of the shrinking Kodak
I lost my Mom

Hi all,
I just recently got back from burying my mother. It was totally unexpected. Although she had extremely high blood pressure, I didn't think I'd be getting this call for quite some time. It appears she died from a heart attack or stroke, and we didn't know it for about 6 days. She lived by herself out of town. Anyways, I just want all of you to make sure you always let your loved one's know how much you love them. The toughest part is that I never got a chance to say goodbye to the woman who took care of me as a child, and taught me how to love and care for other people. My mother almost always had a smile on her face, no matter how much she hurt inside. She always treated others with the utmost respect, and made everyone around her develop an upbeat attitude. Thanks for reading and please give me a cyberhug!
Thanks,
Perripken
__________________
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln
perripken is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 09:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
Insane
 
skizziks's Avatar
 
Location: out west
Sorry for you loss. Both my parents are dead, dad died when I was young, mom died when I was a bit older, its still difficult to deal with. A big cyberhug for you.
skizziks is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 09:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
Tilted Cat Head
 
Cynthetiq's Avatar
 
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
sorry to hear that, sorry that you lost her suddenly.

I try to remember to say "I love you" to those that matter in my life after phone calls and parting ways....

I never did it until 9/12/01.... every since then I do it regularly.
__________________
I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.
Cynthetiq is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 09:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
Now a registered fossil
 
perripken's Avatar
 
Location: Home of the shrinking Kodak
This is what I love about my TFP family, I only posted this a few seconds ago, and already received hugs from you guys! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! It has been a very difficult time!
__________________
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln
perripken is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 09:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
Currently sour but formerly Dlishs
 
dlish's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Australia/UAE
hey perri

thanks for sharing such personal information with us.

its a truely touching posts, partly because we all will haveto go through the same thing that you have gone through. every one of us.

thank you for the reminder. i live on the other side of the world from my parents, and its easy to forget that you have loved ones that you need to tell how you feel about them.
__________________
An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere

I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay?
- Filthy
dlish is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 09:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
Eat your vegetables
 
genuinegirly's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Arabidopsis-ville
:HUG!:

You will remember her at her best.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
__________________
"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
genuinegirly is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 10:21 PM   #7 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Location: My head.
:Choking HUG!:
Like Cynthetiq I used to also take for granted human contact to the world, my anchors to sanity, never forget her, keep her spirit alive by emulating her qualities and she'll be forever with you.
Xerxys is offline  
Old 10-31-2008, 10:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
Tone.
 
shakran's Avatar
 
I know how you feel. Lost my dad earlier this year. So sorry for your loss.
shakran is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 12:03 AM   #9 (permalink)
You had me at hello
 
Poppinjay's Avatar
 
Location: DC/Coastal VA
I lost my mom in my early 20's. No matter what anybody says, this is a unique loss for you, and you deal with it how you want.
__________________
I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
Poppinjay is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 02:47 AM   #10 (permalink)
Eponymous
 
jewels's Avatar
 
Location: Central Central Florida
*hugs*
__________________
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
jewels is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 05:09 AM   #11 (permalink)
Leaning against the -Sun-
 
little_tippler's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: on the other side
*big cyberhug comin' at ya*

My mom had an aneurysm burst in her head some years ago. Miraculously she survived so she was lucky, and so was I. So I know how you feel. Even so, I was at peace knowing she knew I loved her, even then. I have always been expressive that way.

I am sure my loved ones know they are loved by me. I make sure of it regularly.

I am sorry for your loss.
__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.


Fernando Pessoa, 1918

Last edited by little_tippler; 11-01-2008 at 07:50 AM..
little_tippler is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 06:23 AM   #12 (permalink)
Asshole
 
The_Jazz's Avatar
 
Administrator
Location: Chicago
Wow. I'm really sorry to hear this. You and your family are in my thoughts.
__________________
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin
"There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo
The_Jazz is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 07:09 AM   #13 (permalink)
Yarp.
 
Dammitall's Avatar
 
Big hugs for you. I'm really sorry.
__________________
If one million people replaced a two mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 50,000 tons per year. If one out of ten car commuters switched to a bike, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 25.4 million tons per year. [2milechallenge.com]

Quote:
Originally Posted by roachboy View Post
it's better if you can ride without having to wonder if the guy in the car behind you is a sociopath, i find.
Dammitall is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 09:05 AM   #14 (permalink)
Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash
 
anti fishstick's Avatar
 
Location: oregon
i'm sorry to hear that and a great reminder too... I have a very strained relationship with my mom but if I heard she died I would probably ball my eyes out then feel guilty..
__________________
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~Anais Nin
anti fishstick is offline  
Old 11-01-2008, 03:02 PM   #15 (permalink)
lightform
 
lostgirl's Avatar
 
Location: Edge of the deep green sea
((((BIG HUG))))

I am sorry for your loss.
lostgirl is offline  
Old 11-03-2008, 06:30 AM   #16 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Iliftrocks's Avatar
 
Location: Near Raleigh, NC
Sorry for your loss, and glad for you to have had such a wonderful person in your life.
__________________
bill hicks - "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."
Iliftrocks is offline  
Old 11-03-2008, 06:50 AM   #17 (permalink)
 
roachboy's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: essex ma
i'm sorry to read about your loss.
here's hoping that the hole in you gets easier to bear.
it will: time helps, but does not erase.
this is the sort of thing that changes you.
__________________
a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite
roachboy is offline  
 

Tags
lost, mom

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:22 AM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360