a bushel and a peck

[entelein]

Tonight is the one year anniversary of my Dad's final breaths. I was already back in L.A., huddled in my apartment, shook up by the visit to Houston to see him one last time

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[koroshiya]

i guess it didn't really hit me that both of our fathers died in early january - mine's coming up on the 15th. 6 years, this year. most of the time i'm okay, but when it hits me, it really hits me, and it sucks. and the whole family bs and everything, too - we are both also similar in that regard.

i guess i'm trying to say i know how you feel. it gets both better and worse, but it's better than not feeling anything. that's what i try to tell myself, anyway.

i find it odd that you titled your entry 'a bushel and a peck' - i played that at my dad's memorial, he used to sing it to me when i was a kid. did your dad too?

[entelein]

*hug* The family stuff I didn't really expect. I sort of turned out to be this bad guy, somehow, amidst everything else that was happening. The shock of it is still with me, a year later. I feel like I need mantras to deal with it, sometimes.

Bushel and a peck - Yeah, my Dad used to sing it to me, in a very goofy Dad way, usually accompanied by rough-housing/tickling, in order to make me laugh my head off, which I did. Aw man.

[koroshiya]

same here - usually jokingly, while hugging me so tight i almost couldn't breathe, and then making me laugh. sigh. one of the good memories.

[ironekilz]

It may have been a year ago, but as you get older you realize that years are short. This is still fresh and new and you should feel free to feel these feelings. Grieve in the way you need to grieve. It'll get easier, but it'll never truly go away.

[gupfee]

Deep breath, eyes forward. You are strong. ((HUGS))

[kablooey]

you are amazing to me and i love and support you always.<3

[omnie]

[hug]