4 years ago my dad passed away on Father's Day. Esophageal cancer. My
best memory is that at least we all got to see him that day, but it was
a real shock when he died later that night.

Mom and me went to the cemetery today, though she had a really hard time
being there even if it was her idea. I told her we'd go out to dinner
afterward and we went to Red Lobster. Dad always liked going there for
a cheap quick dinner out. I got the Seafood Trio which had shrimp
Alfredo and that was what Dad always got when they went. I ate it in
his memory. What a huge plate of food and I have at least one more meal
out of the leftovers.

I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> 4 years ago my dad passed away on Father's Day. Esophageal cancer. My
> best memory is that at least we all got to see him that day, but it was
> a real shock when he died later that night.
>
> Mom and me went to the cemetery today, though she had a really hard time
> being there even if it was her idea. I told her we'd go out to dinner
> afterward and we went to Red Lobster. Dad always liked going there for
> a cheap quick dinner out. I got the Seafood Trio which had shrimp
> Alfredo and that was what Dad always got when they went. I ate it in
> his memory. What a huge plate of food and I have at least one more meal
> out of the leftovers.
>
> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!

Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> 4 years ago my dad passed away on Father's Day. Esophageal cancer. My
>> best memory is that at least we all got to see him that day, but it was
>> a real shock when he died later that night.
>>
>> Mom and me went to the cemetery today, though she had a really hard time
>> being there even if it was her idea. I told her we'd go out to dinner
>> afterward and we went to Red Lobster. Dad always liked going there for
>> a cheap quick dinner out. I got the Seafood Trio which had shrimp
>> Alfredo and that was what Dad always got when they went. I ate it in
>> his memory. What a huge plate of food and I have at least one more meal
>> out of the leftovers.
>>
>> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!
>
> Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
> Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.

It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!
> >
> > Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
> > Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.
>
> It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!
> --

He's not "beloved" by me, but I should give him a call anyway.

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sf wrote:
>
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
> > > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!
> > >
> > > Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
> > > Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.
> >
> > It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!
> > --
>
> He's not "beloved" by me, but I should give him a call anyway.

Yes, you should. He'll be dead someday and you will then wish you contacted
him more often

G.

On 6/17/2013 8:05 AM, Gary wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!
>>>>
>>>> Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
>>>> Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.
>>>
>>> It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!
>>> --
>>
>> He's not "beloved" by me, but I should give him a call anyway.
>
> Yes, you should. He'll be dead someday and you will then wish you contacted
> him more often
>
> G.
>

Or. conversely, we'll all be dead someday and then we either will or
will not choose to interact again in the hereafter.

For some odd reason most folks seem to be over-invested in the here and now.

Given it's transitory to the extreme is that the most sensible policy?

Gary > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:09 -0400, Cheryl >
>> > > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> I hope all you dads and granddads had a wonderful day!
>> > >
>> > > Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
>> > > Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.
>> >
>> > It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!
>> > --
>>
>> He's not "beloved" by me, but I should give him a call anyway.
>
>Yes, you should. He'll be dead someday and you will then wish you contacted
>him more often

My wife's sister hadn't spoken to her in 5 years. The day before my
wife died the sister left a message on my answering machine bitching
that I hadn't called her to tell her Kathy was sick.

Friggin' drama queens- It is always about them. It is a sad story,
though, that she never took the time to reach out and make amends
while my wife was still alive.

'Shit' really does happen-
Jim

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "sf" wrote:
> > Glad to hear you found a way to reconnect with a beloved father.
> > Sadly, mine is still alive and I didn't even think about calling him.
>
> It's never too late. 'Happy Father's day for Yesterday'!

Never too late but I can not imagine that sf (or anyone) wouldn't think of
contacting their father on Father's Day. WTH? There must be some issues
there.

My parents are both old...80s but I still call them every Saturday. I'll
miss that when they die.

The more I read, the more evil she portrays herself as.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> My parents are both old...80s but I still call them every Saturday. I'll
> miss that when they die.

Good to see you keep in touch. Not everyone has happy memories of families
so be grateful that you have

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:54:29 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> Never too late but I can not imagine that sf (or anyone) wouldn't think of
> contacting their father on Father's Day. WTH? There must be some issues
> there.

No shit, Sherlock.

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On 6/17/2013 9:55 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:54:29 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Never too late but I can not imagine that sf (or anyone) wouldn't think of
>> contacting their father on Father's Day. WTH? There must be some issues
>> there.
>
> No shit, Sherlock.
>
Mastery of the obvious is its own reward, some folks just take a tad
longer to get there...