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I really do not believe that. My father hated me for the longest time in my life. He threw me out of the house days after I graduated high school. I never returned.
Somehow, as years and time went by that began to heal. My moher knew what had happened was wrong and she expressed that. As decades went by time began to heal and when mom had passed quite suddenly my dad was alone and could not take care of himself.
That was when that broken and shattered relationship began to glue itself back together. I was devastated when my dad passed. I felt horribly for him as I watched dementia just eat his brain and a once highly intelligent man could not remember or speak his own name. I was with my dad as much as I could be and moved him into a brand new nursing home literally around the bend from my house. My wife and I visited every day and I bathed him, did his laundry, tok him to the lunchroom and out on car rides. I took him to Graeter's ice cream parlor here and several other places to eat.
The day he got violently ill at the home was the saddest day of my life until two days later he had gone through the death process and finally gave up the ghost.
I cried because it was the last time I would ever see my dad. He was cremated per his instructions and that was it.. I think about him and mom a lot. I miss them and wish they could be here for Christmas.
So I am hoping and even praying what you said is really not the case. We leave permamnent memories in our children's minds and hearts. Its a hole that never seems to be able to be filled entirely.. And holidays like this just bring back the memories and I can see them again in my mind and hear their voices.
Your children will miss you whether they will admit it or not.. It's why I want to enjoy each day and hour I have here with my wife and my kids and my grandkids. I wish my daughter would move back to Ohio so we could be together as a family and could help raise the two elementary school age boys we do not get to see or spend time with..
I will definitely miss you sir. But I am onfident your family will as well.
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