jodi
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Post by jodi on Sept 7, 2008 9:42:38 GMT -5
l hate goodbyes . . . l miss being a kid and not-a-care in the world with days that would last a year it seemed. l miss my dad who died of a heart attack when l was a teenager. My mothers 75 and has developed or sort of senile dementia, she's been ill with depression most of her life and is in a home at the moment but very ill, not sure how long she has.
Still i,ve a great daughter who's 18 now and my life ;-)
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Post by xprince on Jan 6, 2009 8:46:33 GMT -5
I used to be a bouncer for a big nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland. So I would consider myself a bit of a hardy character but I cried like a baby when I said goodbye to Lexx.
I remember saying goodbye to my first ever flat. It was on the harbor on the Clyde river looking over the west end of Glasgow. The owner sold the property beneath me and I had to leave. I loved that flat. I suppose because it was a symbol of my independence when I was younger I found it hard to leave it behind. I still miss that flat to this day.
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Post by Goblin on Feb 1, 2009 17:16:57 GMT -5
My cat had to be put down I never even wanted a cat - it belonged to my brother, who asked me to look after it for a little while... which turned into 10 years...
He used to trip me up, steal my food, and crap in the most awkward places - the cat, not my brother! I guess after that length of time you get attached, even if you never intended to...
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Post by jimdavis on Feb 1, 2009 22:27:00 GMT -5
Goblin:
You have my condolences... I have more cats than I ever intended to have - currently 4 - long story there, but I know what it means to get attached to them.
Jim D.
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Post by catcharm on Feb 2, 2009 0:09:22 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear that Goblin. Those little lives are so easy to get attached to.
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Post by sunshine on Feb 2, 2009 15:48:11 GMT -5
There are so many people, places and things I have had to say goodbye to over the years, some were dearly missed and some I celebrated the loss of (by the way if anyone one is in the vegas area in june Im have a party for my divorce being final). But recently I have noticed that these people places and things have a strange way of coming back. After a few really bad experiences with roomates I have finally found a good one who just happens to be practically family ( I have known this person since I was 6 or 7) and lives in an area where I spent ALOT of time back in the day and just around the corner from my old high school sweetheat. This city held good and bad memories for me and I thought I never wanted to come here again but now Im glad I here and so close to good friends. I love the quiet and the sound of nature and stars and the lights that sparkle on the hillsides...on the other hand my sister now lives in the house that my grandparents owned before they passed away, which happens to be next door to the house I grew up in. To be honest I always feel a little sad looking at my old bedroom window and cant help but wonder about who occupies that once precious space that was witness to all my firsts. I never thought I would be on the outside looking in.
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Post by jimdavis on Feb 3, 2009 18:19:58 GMT -5
Goodbye to a place... For over 25 years of my life (not consecutively, though) I lived in West Virginia. I took a job in Columbus, Ohio in late 2005 because it was a little better opportunity than what I could find in WV.
I mostly grew up in WV, but over the years friends got busy with work and having families, my mother passed away, and I felt like it was simply time for me to make a life elsewhere.
Even though it's not a huge distance - only about a 3 hour drive - I haven't been back in almost 2 years. It seems a little weird for me to want to go back now that I have somewhat of a life here but... maybe soon?? Is that what you'd call melancholy? LOL
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Post by sunshine on Feb 3, 2009 23:16:10 GMT -5
see thats what makes it so surreal for me, in a normal situation you dont visit your childhood home because normally no one goes to their childhood home(except maybe if friends or neighbors give you a reason to return) in my experience my family was too distraught to sell my grandparents home to strangers because of memories and what not and also most people didnt grow up in the house next door to their grandparents ( granted my grandparents were wealthly and owned several houses on that street alone) so it just seems sooo weird watching strangers coming and going from "my house" whenever I visit my sisters. Then add to this my extreme sentimentalism (sic?) catch me in the right mood and I almost feel like crying..but thats just me.
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Post by Vael on Feb 9, 2009 1:59:30 GMT -5
A couple of years back I bought my first house and moved out of my first “grown up” rental house. It should have been a really exciting day for me, and I am not normally sentimental about buildings at all, so when the removal truck pulled up in the driveway I was really shocked to find tears welling up and a huge lump in my throat. Even though it was only a rental, I had spent months looking for just the perfect place, small, modern and close to town. The landlord was nice and the rent was low and I ended up living there for 7 years, through a period of enormous change in my life. I had a garden there.
As that truck came down the driveway it felt like I was watching the future arrive, and part of my old life coming to an end. I just wanted to stop the whole thing, (and hide from the movers!) but the wheels of change were literally and irrevocably in motion. I was surprised and unprepared for the depth of my reaction to that. Thankfully I pulled it together and didn’t cry in front of the removal guys! I still miss my garden though.
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jodi
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Post by jodi on Feb 11, 2009 1:56:25 GMT -5
its really nice hearing these stories of loss and hope and plain simple survival of the mind and experiences x
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jodi
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Post by jodi on Mar 26, 2009 21:24:27 GMT -5
my mum just passed away, l am very very sad . . .
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Post by varrtan on Mar 26, 2009 23:26:19 GMT -5
Oh man.... that is rough. I am so so sorry.
My mother died more than 15 years ago and I'm still morning.
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Post by angel on Mar 27, 2009 5:17:38 GMT -5
I"m so sorry to hear that, Jodi. I hope you're okay, you have my deepest sympathies.
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Post by leonessa on Mar 27, 2009 8:41:11 GMT -5
my sincerest commiserations on your loss..may your pain lessen as time goes by. She lives on in your memories of her.
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Post by julieann on Mar 27, 2009 17:07:04 GMT -5
so sorry my dad died 8 months ago still cant belive hes gone
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