Hello River
This post is just phenomenal. You have lived the kind of life I wish I had lived...and wait, you're 50? I have thought of you to be my age, you are just so full of life and youth, I was wondering if you were taking the piss in your post. '
I think it's lovely to read how you feel about honouring your dad - I mean we are all rooting for him with the treatments, but I also know that when it happens, it is going to be the closure you will need to work through. I'm still grieving my mom, it was her birthday the day before yesterday and it stang, but it is part of the journey. The most important thing is to love him now while you have time together and let him know how much he means to you.
Dorset is freaking gorgeous, I visited there briefly when I was in that part of the world and fell in love with the white cliffs and the how lush everything was.
Feeling you on the supervising kids part - my life every day at the moment. I can't complain entirely though, LL is awesome but holy crap it gets a bit much sometimes too.
By the way, when you next post, don't forget to use the #weekend-engagement tag as your first tag
I hope you get to find time for that surf, it sounds like your soul needs it. Sending hugs 🌸
Oy, 50 doesn't mean you are half dead 😂 only sometimes 😂 They say you're as young as the man you feel, and hubs is 48 😂 Funny, in the last few weeks I've had three people then you say something along these lines. What am I meant to do at 50, crochet? But yeah I think my passions are youthful maybe? Life is so interesting and exciting even at my old age 😂 .. hahaha.
Sorry about your Mum. I heard someone say grief is like a bouncing ball in a room - it never stops bouncing, just it hits the walls less over time. I don't think anyone stops missing their parents, especially when they are loved, good people. Dad knows I love him. When we thought he was going to die we had all these big conversations. He wanted to apologise for stuff but we laughed... There wasn't anything he needed forgiveness for. He needed to know I guess that he had been a good parent and man. He is so open he chatted to us about all things he felt about life and dying so now even if he goes tomorrow it's all said. Others don't get this so I'm grateful.
Haha yep I remember!! Some days all you want is for someone to take them off you so you can have some spaaaaaacccceee.
Oh yes, so green it hurts!! And me an Aussie and you South African, we know what NOT green is!!
Blaming it on my old age 😂😂😂😂 I don't usually forget...😂🤪🤪🤪
Hahaha no, definitely far from half dead River. I agree with you, it's all in your mind and how old you feel you are instead of how many years you have under your belt.
It is so precious that you were able to talk so openly with your dad, I am sure that that in itself presented so much comfort for all of you and peace with the eventuality when it does come. Everything that you have said about him really does sound like he's a good man.
Sending you a big hug 🌻