At the funeral I learned that mom's friend Bev (who for a long, long time was mom's best friend) will not be the best source for answers about her life. Some of the things she said to Jebra were out-and-out incorrect and we knew it. On the other hand, some of what she said was probably true and things I didn't know (like her belonging to some organizations that I didn't know she was a part of before her strokes). It was funny to me how incensed she was at the obituary for what was left out. Mom wrote the thing herself and yes, she lost a lot of her memory of the past as a result of her strokes, but none of that seemed so important it 100% should have been in the obit. She was also mad that the number of grand and great-grand kids wasn't provided. I talked that over with my brother Rob before he sent the obit in for publication but like me he isn't sure just how many there are. My nephew Travis doesn't know and he's more than likely the father of the majority of them.
OMG, I am so sorry. It's very hard to think when your mom passes away. Everything just bunches up in the front of your brain and refuses to untangle. Eventually it does, but it takes a while. Mother and daughter relationships are so different from any other. Sending you major hugs.
I agree with that but I know mine was odder than most and leaves me unsure of my place in the family. I was adopted out of the family at birth (the Army gave my mom little choice) and, after I was an adult, started trying to find her. That took 14 years so I was in my 30s when I rejoined the family.
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There is always that one person. One of my mom's friends did the same thing about her obit. That it could have included so much more.
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OMG, I am so sorry. It's very hard to think when your mom passes away. Everything just bunches up in the front of your brain and refuses to untangle. Eventually it does, but it takes a while. Mother and daughter relationships are so different from any other. Sending you major hugs.
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And thanks for the hug. *Big hug back.*
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I am so sorry for your loss, I am sending you huge warm hugs.
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