tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post1618171496490558287..comments2024-02-16T03:52:14.275-06:00Comments on Mrs. Pickles Garden: one year laterMrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-57671848310100830772014-08-12T23:55:04.801-06:002014-08-12T23:55:04.801-06:00Hugs. The first anniversary sucks. On the plus sid...Hugs. The first anniversary sucks. On the plus side, you've had all the "firsts" now, so each significant day will slowly get easier. <br />I've unfortunately had too much experience with loss and grief. I've found it's like waves. At the beginning, the waves are so close together that it's basically constant. Eventually the waves start to widen so the peaks get a little further apart. The waves continue to widen but never go away. Even now, 9 years after one significant loss I can be taken by surprise when a wave suddenly hits. So basically, you'll never "get over it". You're not supposed to. But you will come to accept it and eventually reach a place where the memories don't hurt and you stop playing the what if game and you can think with a smile that they would have loved X or been thrilled to see you doing Y. In the mean time, cut yourself some slack, you're doing fineNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299018618298513874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-74424880241489946762014-08-02T10:43:25.349-06:002014-08-02T10:43:25.349-06:00Grief is a journey. It takes how long it takes. Ha...Grief is a journey. It takes how long it takes. Hang in there. Hugs to you.charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-15124840440991121402014-08-01T21:55:39.240-06:002014-08-01T21:55:39.240-06:00Sending you a hug! Grieving is so very personal ...Sending you a hug! Grieving is so very personal and you'll get through it in your own way. I'm glad to see you write that you know he'd want you to live a full happy life! As a parent, I know that must be true.Jackie's Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-59673473974711676072014-08-01T20:43:31.640-06:002014-08-01T20:43:31.640-06:00There is no set way for us to grieve. Each person...There is no set way for us to grieve. Each person must take that journey in his own way. I hope that you can get some peace in knowing that your Dad isn't under the ground but up in heaven preparing for the day that you will see him again............My Sister Made Me Do It....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390527342550098130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-48310027552227287202014-08-01T11:18:53.449-06:002014-08-01T11:18:53.449-06:00I am so sorry for your loss. No one can understand...I am so sorry for your loss. No one can understand how much of a loss it is without having been there as well, and even then only a hint. My dad has been gone for 29 years and the pain is not consuming like it was but the loss is real and does not ever go away. How can it. Enjoy the memories and share them with those who loved him as well. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265641693122527113noreply@blogger.com