Dad died one year ago on July 19... and I still think about him every day. I'm 41 years old, so I'm not a kid, but it still hurts more than I can say.
2006-07-08 11:47:36 · 11 answers · asked by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
there really is no time frame for missing someone who has passed in your family ,I lost my mother 14years ago and my father 4 yrs ago and I still get a bit teary eyed when I think of both of them and the times we had together.But there memory keeps me going.
2006-07-08 12:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Baguio_bob 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
My dad died 1972, so that is 34 years ago---and I still talk about him, I still miss him at times.....you can say that it will ease up after a few years, depending on how good a relationship you had with him, but it won't be that you never think about him. There will always be moments when you would wish that you could ask his advice, there will be moments when you miss him, but in time it will ease up. It took me five years before I realized that I was not thinking about my dad on a daily basis any longer. Maybe that helps you a little as far as a time frame goes, but I do think that this time frame is different from individual to individual. Maybe it was also bad for me not to think about him on a daily basis because of my mother---I helped her after he died, and she had a hard time dealing with his death, because they had talked divorce and so she felt guilty about his death. But I do know that there is no proscribed time frame. My husband died 13 years ago and I find myself thinking about him a lot, even though, it has been 13 years. So I really believe that it has a lot to do with the kind of relationship you had with your dad(was it a good one or a bad one?), what the circumstances of his death were, and if you are for some reason feeling guilty. Give it more time, and accept that you think about him a lot--in time it will get better
2006-07-08 19:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by MARIANNE G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father died a year ago on MAy 1st. I am 22 years old, I stillmiss him on the daily basis. I think it will never stop. My mothers mother died a year ago on June 14th. She still misses her like crazy. It's the stuff you will never get over. It's har to loose a parent. Don't try to forget, just try to understand he is in a better place now and now he can watch over you when ever he wants. He's happy.
I'm sorry for your loss, I understand you.
2006-07-08 18:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by angel20072002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father died May 13, 2005 and I have to say the first year was heart wrenching. I had to go to therapy, go on meds, and basically felt as if I was falling apart emotionally. The pain has decreased but there is not one day that I don't think of my father. I would rather have my father in a better place than here suffering. Best of luck.
2006-07-08 18:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by brattylatina69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad died two and a half years ago and I still think of him every day.I wish he were still here.Ia m 34.Do I still miss him?I miss knowing he is alive,I miss his phone calls.I miss the fact that there are no photos of him at my sisters wedding.The photos we have of him are no longer recent they are from the past,now those photos are old.They are from 2 and a half years ago or longer, whereas I have more recent ones of other family members.I think it depends on the relationship you had with your dad/with your family.Things change when somebody dies and the family unit changes too.I wish in our case that family members were not so greedy and bitter.I contacted a spiritualist, I think I have realxed a little now that I know he is ok and not saddened by all the fighting that is going on re. his assets.
But what I am trying to say to you is- you will always miss him , the day your father died your life changed forever.You(like me) are not going to forget or stop missing your dad.
2006-07-08 20:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer based on my parents are alive, however, I lost my wife 14 years ago and still think of her on a daily basis. I do not think you ever get over a loved one, you just learn how to live with it. Keep moving forward and if you cant deal with it on your own. There is no embarrassment to seek advice from a professional.
2006-07-08 18:58:10 · answer #6 · answered by 345Grasshopper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad died about 25 years ago (Im 47) and I still think about him most everyday. It does stop hurting with time, but dont let yourself stop thinking about the things that made him special.
2006-07-08 18:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pain never goes away..My Dad died 15 yrs. ago and my Mom died 7 yrs. ago. I still mourn them as much today as the day they died. I miss them terribly!! I tell my children stories about them. It makes me feel better.
2006-07-08 18:54:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you are feeling, because I am going through the same thing. I lost my Mom and feel the heartache. Yet with each day I think of my Mom, it helps me when I think, that she is still with me in Spirit and that she is watching over me. We all have an angel watching over us. That's in the Bible. And to be absent from this body, is present with the Lord. That happens instantly. We go back to GOD. That's in the Bible too. So I know she is protecting me from harm. May HE comfort you!
2006-07-08 19:06:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just going to take time.
Little events will be constant reminders for some time to come.
Anniversaries, holidays, etc.
After a while though rather than feelings of sadness you'll start noticing them to be feelings of happiness and appreciation for being a part of their lives and vice versa.
Hang in there.
2006-07-08 18:51:21 · answer #10 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was almost 50 when I lost my mother nearly 5 years ago and it took me Two years. I think of her everyday but mostly happy thoughts. So sorry for your loss, hang in there.
2006-07-08 19:59:45 · answer #11 · answered by kitkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋