I Miss My Dad - JoJofromJerz

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3. I'm age 67. Mom died in 2012, dad died in 1970.

Sometimes, to this day, both of their deaths still hit me so hard that it stops me in my tracks.

The grief still hits, and sometimes, it comes out of nowhere, for no identifiable reason.

I'm not what you would call a highly religious person, but what comforts me is the thought that somehow, someway, we'll be reunited...in some form.

My mother went completely deaf a few years before she passed. I used to communicate with her by using rudimentary hand signals, and by writing on a tablet. And even then, she was able to give me useful advice.

It's that connection that I miss, that communication.

And my dad? Well, he's still talked about today by people who are old enough to remember him. Thousands of people came to his funeral, which was a three day affair back in those days (2 wake days + 1 funeral day).

I'll never not miss both of them terribly.