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[Nbo]

It will be 16 years of my dads death on February 27. It was 2 days before my wedding anniversary. I spent my anniversary preparing for his funeral. I still miss him and if I could ask for an anniversary gift,it would be to spend another day with my daddy.

[Pearlee]

@gidgetgh. The anniv of my mom's death (6 yrs) is coming up next week. And what would have been her 100th birthday was two weeks ago. Both of those dates make me sad, esp since she passed away in her mid-90s, so until then we had really been hoping she would make it to 100 because until her last month or so she had been in good shape physically. But it was not to be.

[alicedee]

My parents have been gone so many years now....39 and 23 years...and I do still remember their birthdays and anniversary of their deaths each year.  But though I think of them with much regret I can no longer see them, I know they are safe and happy now, and that awful raw sadness is gone...only good memories remain.  And time passes so quickly...then I will be with them again with no more separation.

It's only been a few years since losing two of my younger sisters....those losses are still very fresh, and yes, not only anniversaries but just random days can bring some tears.  

Time is a healer. 

[Tinkrbl44]

@gidgetgh 

Sorry about your loss ... sometimes these anniversaries can sneak up on people .... I guess with Valentine's Day, you sure see it coming.

Most people acknowledge the sad anniversary annually.   My stepmother did something weird ... my Dad passed on March 8th, and she would get sad and anxious and upset .....   on the 8th of every single month.  (I never figured that one out.)

[qvcfreak]

I feel your pain, Daddy died 27 years ago today, and he was buried on the 19th, what would’ve been his 58th birthday.  I am now 57. 

[1Snickers]

 I know how you must feel about Valentine's Day! 
 My mother passed many years ago in January. I had bought her a beautiful Valentine and small heart shaped dish. 
  At the funeral home I slipped the signed card with a note inside her casket. 
  Every year when I do Valentine decorations I place the little heart shaped dish on a table in the living room,and remember her!
  

[BeccaLou]

@gidgetgh I lost my mom on the Feb. 16th. also. But 12 years for me.

[BeccaLou]

@Mary Bailey Good anniversary dates are my goal.

[Pearlee]

@1Snickers. What a lovely story about the dish. ❤

[CalminHeart]

I'm so sorry about the loss of your mom.  I don't think we ever 'get over' the loss of a parent - we learn how to live with it.  

Mom died Thanksgiving 2017 and I miss her every day.  I was cleaning out my china cabinet last week.  She gave me several special things and I was sobbing by the time I packed them.  It's strange how something can trigger those deepest feelings of loss.