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Burying my Dad today

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  • JyardanaJyardana Registered User regular
    My dad was dating some russian illegal immigrant for a few months before he died. She spoke only a few words of english and clearly was with him only to get her citizenship. The week before he died he followed her after she left his house and found out that she was living with another guy, her husband from russia or something, and that it was all a ploy to gain citizenship. He broke it off and was dead within the week. He had a history of stroke & heart attacks, so they didn't do an autopsy. I still play around with the idea that they knew all of this, and he was poisoned so as not to tell anyone.

  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    A guy named Ben at my high school killed himself too... last name start with an H?

  • im lucky enough that I haven't had any relatives outside of great grandparents and second cousins pass away yet

    but now im afraid they're all going to die within like a 6 month period D:

  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    My grandfather just had heart surgery. He made it through fine and is recovering, but dude is 88 and it sort of brought into relief the fact that he's not going to be around forever.

    This has made talking with my mother (his side) awkward because she doesn't understand that I don't have time to go down there for three days like, once a month to see him. It's like look mom I love the guy and I have been down to see him, but continuously taking long weekends to go down there really isn't an option.

    I'm sure this will only intensive as time goes by.

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  • AvicusAvicus Registered User
    L|ama wrote: »
    A guy named Ben at my high school killed himself too... last name start with an H?

    no

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Registered User regular
    A friend of the family died last Friday. She was an alcoholic and literally drank herself to death. She was close to my dad's age and he has known her and her family for longer than I have been alive.

    I feel bad, not because I knew her very well but because I didn't know her very well and I don't feel the loss the way I think he is.

    According to my dad, she didn't want any ceremony of any kind so her family is just going to have her buried quietly. I could tell by the way he was saying it that he was upset that there wouldn't even be "an obituary to clip out of the paper" and I find myself feeling guilty for not knowing her better so I could share that with him.

  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    I had a dream last night in which I talked with my grandfather on my mother's side

    this is particularly strange because I never met my grandfather on my mother's side, I haven't even ever seen a picture of him, and I know nothing about the man

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    You are going on a spirit quest soon.

    Prepare.

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  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    fast for three days and eat some peyote

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    fast for three days and eat some peyote

    Then we'll take the Mexican Blackbird down to old Mexico

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  • ofthefountainofthefountain Registered User regular
    Man, seeing this thread makes me sad all over again.

    Last year was probably the worst year of my life: My dad and my best friend died from cancer 2 months from each other. My dad was in his mid 50's and my friend was 30.

    My dad's funeral is one the weirdest experience of my life. Being the oldest son, I had a big role of in the entire ceremonial process which involved packing his urn with his ashes, which by the way, were not all ashes: some portion of it are still bones. Yeah, I had to pick up some of my dad's bones and pack it into an urn. I'm sure my dad would've had a chuckle if he knew I had to pick up pieces of his skull and femurs with what resembles a giant pair of chopsticks. At some point we just used our hands because the bone fragments are just too small. It was an interesting experience.

    After a few months, my wife and I found out that we are have a kid on the way. It saddens me so much that my dad will never get to see his grand daughter.

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  • XyyzXyyz Registered User
    So, most depressing thread ever?

  • UsagiUsagi Got catz in my zone Ca-catz in my zoneRegistered User regular
    Oh my God, Devlin.

    My little brother is the most important person in the world to me, I cannot imagine your pain.

    Oh my goodness Devlin, what Volyu said - I'm so sorry.

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