Today would have been my mom's 87th birthday
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
June 10, 2017 5:48pm CST
I really miss her so much. So today in honor of her special day I cooked her favorite meal and we shared our memories of her. It has been a sad day but a good one. Life sure has changed a lot since she left us. So many times I wish that I could just hug her one more time. There is so many things that I would like to talk to her about. She was the rock of our family. She held us all to get her. Once she was gone things changed greatly. The home we had is no longer there. The family we once had has been divided. It really is sad but today I remember her with happiness with all the awesome memories I have. She really was the best mom ever and I was blessed to have such a great childhood and the most wonderful parents.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Jun 17
Yes Laurel I know you miss her.
It is so fitting that you keep her memory alive with all you do there.
Sorry about your family being split, but may I say that God forbid my Mom goes, but when that day comes, I have no other family. My sisters are so cruel, so I understand that part of it.
The bridges are burned now and there is no going back.
The bridges are burned now and there is no going back.6 people like this
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
Thanks..I agree. There is only forward to go.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Jun 17
How sweet to honor your mom's special day by cooking her favorite meal and sharing memories of her. I'm sure she's looking down from Heaven being so proud of you and your wonderful family.
My mother has been gone for so many years. It breaks my heart that she isn't here to see what's become of us. I miss her dearly. She was my best friend.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe Tell me about it! It is heart wrenching.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
It is so difficult when you lose you parents. You never stop missing them.
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@popciclecold (38721)
• United States
10 Jun 17
I know that feeling all too well. My grandmother was like that, she kept our family together. Her bday will be on the 15. She has been gone a long time. I still miss her.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
12 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe I lost my dad 41 years ago, he was still young.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
I lost my dad 17 years ago. I miss him too. It is nice that you still have your mom.
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@NJChicaa (119627)
• United States
11 Jun 17
That's great that you have such good memories of your mom. Mine recently unfriended me on Facebook (due to my hatred of her idol Trump) and I recently had a nightmare where I was, again, not the favorite daughter and excluded from something. (I forget what) We have a very fraught relationship and it even haunts me in my sleep!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
That is sad. Hard to understand how she could feel so strongly for Trump that she would do that. It would be very hurtful.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
Yes they are and they never seem to get easier
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
11 Jun 17
Happy birthday to your mother!
I am sure she is happy to see and hear you made her favorite food to celebrate her birthday. I am sorry things changed when she left. It happens.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe What meal was her favorite? :)
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
12 Jun 17
@infatuatedbby Pork chops cooked in the oven with mushroom soup, a baked potato and a side salad.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 Jun 17
That's such a nice way to spend her birthday. I'm sure it made her very happy in Heaven. =)
I'm sure it made her very happy in Heaven. =)3 people like this
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
Thanks..I am sure it did. I feel her presence all the time.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
12 Jun 17
Thank you. Yes it is. Everybody goes through it.
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
11 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe You're welcome. I miss my mother too. This November, she would've been 74.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Jun 17
Aww, I do understand, My mom has passed away also. And the family is no more, I have one sister I have not seen in 20 years.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
11 Jun 17
She sounds like a truly wonderful woman, i am sure she is very proud of you
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
10 Jun 17
I would like to greet your mom happy birthday
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
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11 Jun 17
My Mom passed away 10 years ago. She was also the glue in our family. She made every holiday so special and I think about that often. She was a giving person who thought about others first before herself. She was outgoing and talkative, friendly, and people gravitated to her warmth. I also miss her, but know she is in a better place and is no longer suffering here on earth. I can very much relate to everything you say. God Bless
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
Thanks. It is difficult when they go. We never stop missing them and wishing they were still hee.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50256)
• United States
13 Jun 17
That's a beautiful way to honor your moms memory.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Jun 17
that sounds like me and my grandpa, things were just not the same after we lost him, he really left a hole. I am sorry for your loss, no matter how long ago it was.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
11 Jun 17
You must really love your mother. It is good that you have taken time to mention her in this discussion. In spite of the division in your family I hope you get to share your feelings about your mother with your other family members. Yea, my mom would be 92 by now. It's been 22 years since my beloved mother passed.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
13 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe , That is a good thing.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Jun 17
Thanks...I have two sisters and their families that I am close with.
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@Deepizzaguy (102863)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Jun 17
I feel your pain of the loss of your mother. The best thing to do is to remember her words of wisdom and carry on her mission to make people around you better.
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@Deepizzaguy (102863)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Jun 17
@Happy2BeMe You are welcome.
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