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5 Year Anniversary

It was 5 years ago today when my mother passed… a good 15 (or more) years past when the doctors predicted. I still miss her, but there was also some unresolved trauma l, some baggage, leftover from childhood. I should have brought it up and gotten some closure but I didn’t want to burden her with things she’d likely forgotten. Most of the time, I don’t think about her or dwell on things. But apparently not on the anniversary.

Somehow, my father is always able to see the positive, so rather than dwelling on the fact that she’s no longer here, he reminisces about their life together and all the good times they had. I tend to fight her pessimistic qualities in my brain, but I hope if I lose my partner, that I’m able to have that same positivity.
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JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
I have learnt after many years for forgive my mother. I think she did the best that she could at the time and was imperfect as I am. Why did I hold her to a higher standard?
NewRaven · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn not really holding her to a higher standard, more a lingering question of why.
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
@NewRaven No that was just me holding my mother to a higher standard.