tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post6811051237082237236..comments2024-03-29T06:00:43.719-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: A Visit With Mom - July 2022Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-85736631837582012882022-08-05T21:39:26.982-07:002022-08-05T21:39:26.982-07:00Thank you very much Becki.Thank you very much Becki.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-66640632890237678022022-08-05T21:38:31.432-07:002022-08-05T21:38:31.432-07:00Thank you Linda!Thank you Linda!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-47490024824808934522022-08-05T16:40:48.244-07:002022-08-05T16:40:48.244-07:00Thank you Miss Becki! Thank you Miss Becki! STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-85485276011906904272022-08-05T09:31:23.939-07:002022-08-05T09:31:23.939-07:00STxAR put it pretty perfectly in his first sentenc...STxAR put it pretty perfectly in his first sentence. I understand what you say about it being the best of all possible situations, but I'm saying a pray, nonetheless, for what you'll shoulder, TB. Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-83616896466444113392022-08-05T07:40:52.602-07:002022-08-05T07:40:52.602-07:00Hugs, TB.
You all be safe and God bless. Hugs, TB. <br />You all be safe and God bless. LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-13729501378976885002022-08-05T05:56:20.878-07:002022-08-05T05:56:20.878-07:00It is, STxAR. Life gives almost nothing without o...It is, STxAR. Life gives almost nothing without out cost, and even our happiest memories can become our most poignant ones and bring great sadness, given the right circumstances.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-28977251128901880462022-08-05T05:55:01.632-07:002022-08-05T05:55:01.632-07:00Thank you for sharing your experiences. It is som...Thank you for sharing your experiences. It is something that I have prepared for in the event it comes up, although to be completely fair and given my current visiting schedule, it seems rather remote at this point.<br /><br />Visiting my parents' house as I do regularly, I do very odd items that trigger memories.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-89763428885932883442022-08-05T05:53:10.006-07:002022-08-05T05:53:10.006-07:00Ed, this is almost literally the best of all possi...Ed, this is almost literally the best of all possible situations. My larger fear was that my mother would constantly be looking for my father and not able to find him. For present she is in here own world, happy as can be expected.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-40667084829548488132022-08-05T04:41:19.209-07:002022-08-05T04:41:19.209-07:00That is a blessing and a heart ache all rolled int...That is a blessing and a heart ache all rolled into one, TB. <br /><br />I didn't understand the term bittersweet as completely as I do now. Life has a way of adding emotion to a definition of a word. I guess over time, we see people or times in a word. The 'home place' fires off pictures and memories like few other words do to me. STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-28214892814729651952022-08-05T04:25:13.416-07:002022-08-05T04:25:13.416-07:00A really tough situation to be in. But as you surm...A really tough situation to be in. But as you surmise, perhaps it is for the best this way.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-43865499550012544012022-08-05T02:50:58.753-07:002022-08-05T02:50:58.753-07:00I'm glad to hear your visit with your Mom was ...I'm glad to hear your visit with your Mom was a good one. Be ready to deal with a question - questions from her in case she does bring up your Dad and his whereabouts.<br /><br />Some years back, we held a party for my son's birthday. Mom had just passed two months prior to this, and two Aunts attending the party casually drew out a photograph of Mom for me to see. I wasn't prepared for that - seeing her face suddenly gave me the feeling of loss.<br /><br />I recovered, but I did feel lingering thoughts afterwards during the party. That is part of the experience - an object or a picture bringing loss into focus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com