Memories - my father
@allknowing (144633)
India
April 26, 2025 9:16pm CST
I lost my father when I was ten years old but do have memories to know him as someone who cared for his family and loved us all
He was a town planner and did design set ups and some are still in existence. Our ancestral home was also designed by him
He had his own room and we as kids had no access there. Girls in the family later used it as their study room.
One incident is still etched in my memory and that is when I came back from school - my frist day at school - I rushed to him asking that my name be changed as I had come across so many names on that day. He then told me that I was named after his mother and that satisfied me.
I still remember the day we lost him.
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@arunima25 (90039)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr
You lost him young. I lost my dad when I was a toddler. I don't have any memories as such, but we have those black and white pictures and stories from my family to cherish his memories.
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
27 Apr
My father was fond of me and I was told stories about him when I was a toddler. I had some illness and I was on diet. One day my father saw me aim at some idlis that were on the dining table. I believe he saw me running from a distance to grab one and he let me knowing it was not good for me as he just could not bear to see a kid doing it.
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@arunima25 (90039)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr
@allknowing I have no experience with father's love. I had father figures but not real father during growing up years. When I see my husband and daughters together, I can sense how warm that love and care can be. I really have missed something so precious.
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
28 Apr
@arunima25 Even though it was for a short while I do remember the role father played in our life.
Your mother must have had a tough time caring for her children
@AmbiePam (97621)
• United States
27 Apr
@allknowing Wow! He had a very soft heart.
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
27 Apr
@AmbiePam Absolutely. I remembere whenever he returned from work he wanted all of us to be there in the house.
He was creative with his hands I remember he creaed my communion candle
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
27 Apr
He was. Any time he saw us kids deserving some punishment he would ask mother to do it I do not remember him even raising his voice.
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@RebeccasFarm (94259)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Apr
What happened to him ? Rest in Peace.
A cute story you told us.
A lovely photo there of him.
Is that you in his arms?
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
28 Apr
That was one of my sisters. I was not born then. He had some sickness.
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@RebeccasFarm (94259)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Apr
@allknowing So sorry for the sickness
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
27 Apr
Exrtremely hard and specially mother had to take care of othe family with limited funds
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@Ineeddentures (540)
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27 Apr
It must have been quite difficult for you to have lost your father at such a young age.
You being named after your grandmother is a lovely tribute to her.
He was obviously a very talented man.
And it really is sad you lost him so young
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@allknowing (144633)
• India
28 Apr
It was a loss for us and mother had to run the house which was not easy.
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@Ineeddentures (540)
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28 Apr
@allknowing
I can imagine .
It must have meant huge changes
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