Woke up crying, "He's gone!"

[ikkin_of_avalon]

The full weight of his passing just hit me, at 4 AM. I'm never gonna hear his voice again, in this lifetime. He's not gonna see James finish kindergarten or See the new house or hold anymore babies in this family. I'm never gonna hear him pray or say grace or tell me to "Be Sweet" when I leave. Even the smell of him is gone from this earth. As I

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[sophocles]

I kept trying to write you a long drawn out thing, and each time I got more than three sentences in, the words fell flat and hollow. I can't tell you I know what you're going through. Each person's grief is their own. Even your sisters' grief is different. I do know that my father's passing gave me a kind of weird strength. Someone said that to me once, and it was one of the very few things that helped. I hope it helps you and please know that you are not alone.