OMG.!!!!!!!! Im someone who never cries, not that Im a hard person, cos Im far from that, but this has really hit home, Im now sat in floods of tears.!!!!!!!!!
that certainly pulls at the heart strings i am still crying its close to everyones heart i think ,5 years ago my dad died very suddenly in the jan then in the april my oh dad died aged 47 of the C in the following 10 months we lost to very close uncles and a aunt it was the worst year and one of the reasons we are more determined to move life really is to short ,i now have to girls and know how precious time with them is.
I have just read those lines and it has reducced me to tears?Yes good old tough as old boots Moonraker lol lol Why?Because my youngest daughter is off to uni next week,and although I am very happy and proud of her,I also feel a deep sadness knowing I will miss her loads and worry about her heaps lol Thanks for sharing.Its so easy these days to get caught up with 20th century living and not put time aside for our loved ones.I havent seen my MIL for maybe 2 months now due to work commitments ect.My husband picked me up from work last night,and was holding 2 bunches of flowers my MIL had picked from her garden.I nearly burst into tears!
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Well, this really got me thinking! Me and my mum haven't spoken for a week because of us moving to Oz. I was determined I wasn't going to phone her and felt that she should apologise to me for the awful way she treated me last week.
Anyway, I read this thread and then picked up the phone and gave her a call. We just had a catch up, no mention of last week and no mention of Oz. And, no, I didn't tell her I love her...but it was a start!
Thanks for posting it - I probably wouldn't have spoken to my mum for another week if you hadn't x
Thanks so much for that! I'm also crying my eyes out with my 5 month old patting at my tears! Thankfully have a lovely relationship with my parents, but I'm very aware that Australia is a long way away and they aren't getting any younger. Thank goodness for skype and webcams! With all this doom and gloom around at the moment I'm thankful for every moment with my kids, even when they drive me demented. Thanks again Kelly.
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That was beautiful. I am a sucker for anything like that. I always tell people on the fone I LOVE YOU before I hang up. I just think "what if something happens"
I am so glad that before we left we spent real quality time with people. We didnt have a big party, we had lots of little lunches. I save everything too so I have all the emails/letters etc that my Nan sent before she died. I have an email from my Dad telling me how proud he was which came through on email the morning we left....I have a box of memories. OH Mark knows not to chuck anything out!
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blimey i was crying more with every post i read....thank you kelly for that lovely post it really does hit home!
sorry to all that have lost loved ones, it does make you realise how short life really is and that none of us know what is round the corner.
I lost my sister at the age of 12 i was only 3 at the time so dont remember her, but you've just made me realise my parents have got to go through the same sort of thing again! i have another older sister that will still be here for my parents.
my dad has had 2 serious heartattacks in the past, an anarism(not sure how thats spelt) and since had a pace maker fitted, when we first told him of our plans he said "i am lucky to still be here and see my grandchildren grow up and now your taking them half way around the world", he now totally understands our reasons for going.
but i have to look at my husband and 4 lovely children and remember we are doing for them!
Great post, Kelly - I am sat here with a great big lump in my throat and welling up. I lost my Mum to cancer just over two years ago and still miss her everyday. She only got to see one of her beautiful grandsons and would have been so proud of them all. I think it is all too easy sometimes to get caught up in your own stuff and lose sight of what is important.
Memories are better than dreams so get out there and start making 'em is what I say!
Lisa X
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. Thanks again Kelly.
