Mystery

[armoire_man]

It's odd being the son of a father who's mentally off, mentally ill, mentally retarded. He was my hero when I was a kid, more than he was to my brothers. I got stuck with him more deeply than they did

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[kip_w]

My dad's about 12 years younger than yours, and he's still going strong. We've had good communication for years, and I know a fair amount of what he did in his life and when. I still don't know if I'll ever understand him well enough. I just got off the phone with him, and it sounds as if his plans to relocate in Michigan are coming along fine. Judging from when his dad passed on, we have at least another decade.

I'm rambling. I guess it's my way of confirming that I'm listening.

[liadra]

I'm so sorry to hear of your father's failing health and expected passing. It is never easy to lose a parent, even if we have made peace with it. Thoughts and prayers go with you as you face this challenge.

*hugs*

[itchyglow]

i never wrote anything so powerful and beautiful as this during my father's life, or in his death. thank you so much for sharing with us.

[eniastoa]

She'll see the incongruities in me that I don't want to deal with, and she'll carry those with her...

She'll see the incongruities that you do want to deal with, too, and they will be just as mysterious but rather more direct.