THIS is why I talk about my mom & dad so much... I was not in town when my mother or my father passed away, which makes it even harder to accept and deal with. Mom & I really started to reconnect again as mother & son when she passed in early 2000's. Dad & I didn't quite get that far but that was another situation. I would do absolutely ANYTHING for 5 more minutes with them both to tell them in person how much I LOVE them!
@duglop Hugs. That's a difficult one. The fact you wanted reconciliation means it was there on your end. There was kindness coming from your direction.
@poemblaze thank you Matt - as far as my father goes, my sister played a role in that by preventing me from even talking to him - 1 day I might forgive her for that, but I can't yet
@duglop We humans can be huge pains in the ass when we think we can dictate what other people do. When someone is vulnerable enough we CAN dictate what they do. That makes it worse.
@duglop That's another difficult thing. Hugs.