Steve Marmel
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so you have a wonderful day and then think you want to send your mom a picture, realize she's gone and then the rest of the night you're miserable and tearing up?

This is gonna suck for a while, isn't it?
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Ottamiway
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04:07 PM - Aug 05, 2023
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A work in progress
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A lifetime.
But the teary minutes get shorter and sometimes you can even smile because you’re remembering her💕
11:05 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Pam
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I lost my dad in 2017 and mom in 2019. I still have those days- and honestly, that pain and loss reminds me how great they really were. Now the pain is often tempered by gratitude for who they were- I guess that's healing?
10:50 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Susan Ann
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My Mom died last year and the hole in my heart won't go away. She was my biggest cheerleader, my best friend.
Now I just try to build my life around that hole.
Thinking of you & keep talking to your Mom.
10:46 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Knit Wit
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Yes. It's like your soul had a wing clipped off and you forget you can't fly anymore until you try. I visit my mom in my dreams where my soul is whole and hear her laugh again. May you find peace under the grief.
10:45 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Vuyelwa Ncube
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💔
10:44 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Phred
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I have a book for you my friend. We need to figure out how to get it to you.
And yes, it will suck for a long time. But the promise is that if you do not step out in front of an ice cream truck, you will learn how to live with it. You are loved.
10:37 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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April Null
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Almost 21 years for me, and it still sucks. But I can now focus more on good memories.
08:59 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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David Bowen
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Your post brought tears to my eyes. Yes, it takes awhile. For me it's been 30 years and nearly a month since my mother died. This year though, the anniversary passed without my thinking about it. Progress? Dunno. I miss her. Sorry for your loss.
08:05 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Snow Girl ❄️
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It's been 3 years and 4 months for me...I teared up today just thinking about my mom.
01:08 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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AndréAllday
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Talk to her, don't ever stop, trust she'll hear ya
01:03 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Monika S.
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We don't know each other, but consider yourself hugged. 🤗
12:52 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jeannie Dowd
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Yes but it does get better somewhat. I still want to ask my mom questions or talk to her and it’s been 4 years but the tears and misery are less.
12:18 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Rob Littlefield
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It’s almost been 2 years since my dad passed and sometimes I get a gut punch when my Featured Photos on my phone show me a memory. If it gets better, I’m still waiting for that time.

Sorry for your loss.
11:48 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Felisa We got more emojis?
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11:42 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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cindy kawa ?#BLM, LGBTQ+ ally
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Yes, it is. Very sorry for your loss.
11:24 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Carla Vivarttas
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In response to Steve Marmel.
It comes in waves even after a while. Sometimes, a place, a song, a memory, carries you on a wave. The sets become farther apart but it never stops.
Grief is the price we pay for love. I think a Winnie the Pooh character said that.
11:24 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Resident_hippie
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Yeah, it does. Grief shows up in the most unexpected ways. Mop it don’t stop it when the tearing up happens. ❤️🌀
11:16 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Roy Foster
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Yessir. In my experience, yes it will.
11:14 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Acey Deecey 🚀🚀
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I used to have these moments, especially about the first 6 months after mom died, that it had been too long since I called her & she was probably so mad at me. I never searched for her number in my phone, my rational mind took over before that, but it's very real.

Her number is still in my phone.
11:12 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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(Not that kinda)Dr J
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I’m so sorry for your loss.
11:11 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Donna L
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11:09 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Timara (she/her)
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11:02 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Honorary Doctor of Sass
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It will take a long time. I still have tears when I think of my parents that are gone now 12 and 2 years.

It’s okay to grieve.
11:00 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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hmmwrites (Heather's version)
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It will. I'm sorry.
11:00 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Josie
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Rest of your life… it gets easier though.
10:59 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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RachelCobaltBlue
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i'm so sorry
10:58 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Amy Kincaid
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It absolutely is. When something like that would pop up for me I would write to my mom in a journal. Definitely not the same, but it felt like I was able to communicate with her. ❤️
10:56 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Sarah Apfel
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I'm so sorry. Know just how that is. 6 years later and sometimes I still instinctively reach for the phone to make that call. It really hurts. I'm so sorry.
10:55 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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