Saw my Dad for the first time in over a decade

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June 03, 2024, 03:06 PM

OttoSig

Saw my Dad for the first time in over a decade

Time changes everyone, we had a really good time. Maybe too good at times

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I probably waited too long to reconnect but everything happens for a reason.

Jelly got to run cows, hunt squirrels, and even made a new friend. She did NOT want to leave. She ain’t the best cattle dog but you could tell it’s in her blood.

10 years to retirement! Just waiting!

June 03, 2024, 03:41 PM

old rugged cross

Nice J. Good to hear. Things don't always have to be how they once were. Time marches on and so does life. I bet he feels the same way you do about it.

Oh and then there is that Jelly dog

"Practice like you want to play in the game"

June 03, 2024, 04:16 PM

Loswsmith

My father died when I was 19 in 1988 of a sudden heart attack. I miss him every day. I would do a lot of horrible things to be able to talk to him again, have him see his grandchildren. I don't know what caused the rift between you, but just know that once he's gone, there is nothing that you can do anymore to fix the relationship. I pray for the best between you two.

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Velocitas Incursio Vis - Gandhi

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.

June 03, 2024, 06:13 PM

P-220

Very nice.

Having lost my Father when I was 17, stories like yours always brings a smile to my face.

I hope you are able to continue the relationship.

Niech Zyje P-220

Steve

June 03, 2024, 06:18 PM

darthfuster

All that matters in this life are relationships. Glad you reconnected.

You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier

June 03, 2024, 09:21 PM

mlquin

Good for you guys! Hope time strengthens the family bonds and heals any wounds you all have dealt with over the years.

June 03, 2024, 10:17 PM

Beancooker

Glad you guys got to spend some time together. I’m very fortunate to live a few miles from my dad now. I don’t see him as often as I should.

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June 04, 2024, 12:44 AM

SigSauerP226

I don’t know what stopped you from being connected, but the fact you reconnected and enjoyed it is hugely important in the little thing we call life. Happy for you and hopefully you, now, stay connected.

...Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way...

June 04, 2024, 12:54 AM

12131

It's a joy to hear things like this, James. Also, I think this qualifies to be an entrance in THIS THREAD.

June 04, 2024, 05:35 AM

4MUL8R

I went through this.

I decided that the past was not important. I never asked about it.

I focused on our shared interests and considered him a true friend. Engineering, music, photography, hunting, shooting…

He lost his battles with depression, age, and unhealthy habits. He died of these causes at a nursing home.

I cried sending his ashes downriver.

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Trying to simplify my life...

June 04, 2024, 05:37 AM

Alyron

I would do anything to be able to spend time with my Dad (or Mom). Glad you were able to do it when you still had the chance.

"OP is a troll" - Flashlightboy, 12/18/20

June 04, 2024, 06:24 AM

Schmelby

Good for you! I miss my Father and Father in law.
Some bridges are never burned!