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 Remebering our fathers with this open window  of hope  and  meditation for those who still grieve over their dad!  I know I still do  after  5  years! 
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Grandma2Connor read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 9:20 AM

I was an only child. My daddy passed away in 1956, right before I turned 8 years old. I would be telling an untruth if I said I still don't miss him. However, I believe that I will see him again one day and it is holding on to that belief that keeps me going.
God bless you, Lanny!

Wonderful-World read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 5:42 PM

I am fortunate to still have my father, but I still miss my mother some 35 years later.

Always keep the window open...

PBMom read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 10:36 PM

Grandma: I'm so sorry to hear that. So young.

lanny read my blog
Jun 17, 2008 | 4:13 AM

WW you must have been a child when you lost your mom right?

Wonderful-World read my blog view my photos
Jun 17, 2008 | 11:47 AM

Yes, I was 11. In junior high in the 70's in Deer Park, parents didn't divorce, much less die. It was a very difficult time for my family. Since I was 18, I still send flowers to the church for the Mother's Day Sunday service, to be placed at the podium, and a memorium listed in the program dedicating the flowers to her.

It is probably that loss, at that age, that my brain cannot wrap around the thought that anyone would be disrespectful to their mother or their father. My father didn't make all of the right decisions after mom died, but he did the best that he could and I love him for that.

lanny read my blog
Jun 17, 2008 | 11:56 AM

3 of my aunts died of cancer while their kids were between the ages of 3 and 17 and they are STILL haunted by the sudden loss of their moms. This was 1968, 78, and 1987. All 3 died of cancer. As you can imagine, Mother's Day is awful for them all.

Wonderful-World read my blog view my photos
Jun 18, 2008 | 3:03 PM

My mother's was sudden and unexpected in '73. It is definately an event that plays a part in the shaping of your life, but a time comes when it's important t0 not to blame who you are as adult on things that happened when you were a child. Once you're an adult, you bear responsibility for the person you are. Over the years, the memories become less painful for YOUR loss, and become somewhat sentimental in realizing the events SHE missed out on, such as her kids' weddings, her grandchildren, etc. and knowing how proud she would be, how much she would have spoiled her grandchildren, etc. As a child, it's very much a "what about ME?" situation. As you get older, you realize it wasn't about you at all.

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