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134. No matter your age, when you lose your mom, you become an orphan...
Tue Feb 12, 2013, 09:10 AM
Feb 2013

The one who gave you life, and who always tried to make things right for you, is gone. It's a wrenching loss, I know. I lost my mom 10 years ago (on Feb. 15), and not a day goes by that don't miss her laughter, wisdom and good conversation.

Bobbie Joe, it will get better, I guarantee it. In time, the sadness of loss transforms to loving memories -- bittersweet, but nevertheless warming to the soul.

Hang in there --

i'm sorry JI7 Feb 2013 #1
I'm told your world changes when you lose your mom, they were right. Flashmann Feb 2013 #2
.. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #3
I'm so sorry. alsame Feb 2013 #4
I'm so very sorry, Bobbie Jo cali Feb 2013 #5
Here, with you, Bobbie Jo . . . patrice Feb 2013 #6
So sorry Bobbie Jo PotatoChip Feb 2013 #7
sorry for your loss hfojvt Feb 2013 #8
Been there, Bobbie Jo. I'm soooo sorry. loudsue Feb 2013 #9
I'm so sorry - we can do it Feb 2013 #10
My heart goes out to you NNN0LHI Feb 2013 #11
My mother is none of those things you mention. randome Feb 2013 #12
That's very courageous and honest of you. defacto7 Feb 2013 #56
I lost my mom in '86 to lung cancer panader0 Feb 2013 #13
I'm so sorry, Bobby Jo LeftInTX Feb 2013 #14
I would have been devistated if I'd lost my mom at 71. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #15
Deepest sympathy Bobbie Jo malaise Feb 2013 #16
Hugs. tosh Feb 2013 #17
Bobbie Jo, I am so sorry! Sissyk Feb 2013 #18
I wish you strength and endurance. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #19
Sorry for your loss. ProSense Feb 2013 #20
I'm sorry to hear this. My thoughts will be with you. Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #21
hugs and condolences to you RainDog Feb 2013 #22
Condolences. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #23
I am so sorry - condolences to you and to your family csziggy Feb 2013 #24
Bobbi Jo I am so sorry. DevonRex Feb 2013 #25
I am sorry for your loss :( Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #26
Oh Bobbie Jo, Cha Feb 2013 #27
Sending you some virtual (((hugs))) rivegauche Feb 2013 #28
so very sorry for your loss. littlewolf Feb 2013 #29
I lost my mother in 2010 of Pancreatic cancer. lunatica Feb 2013 #30
Oh my dear, I am so sorry! JNelson6563 Feb 2013 #31
So sorry. progressoid Feb 2013 #32
Sorry to hear this zappaman Feb 2013 #33
1987 for me, but her birthday and Christmas are still my worst times. It does get better. Here's a Tarheel_Dem Feb 2013 #34
My deepest condolences question everything Feb 2013 #35
Remember the good times jehop61 Feb 2013 #36
I am sorry for your loss. cate94 Feb 2013 #37
Sounds like you had a beautiful relationship with your mom. You are very lucky. Hoyt Feb 2013 #38
So sorry, Bobby Jo ReRe Feb 2013 #39
so very sorry for your loss, bobbie jo. hugs and good thoughts coming your way. what a niyad Feb 2013 #40
I'm so sorry, Bobbie Jo. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #41
My wife is dealing with the very same thing right now, so we will both have jtuck004 Feb 2013 #42
Peace, strength, healing to you and your family, Bobbie Jo. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #43
Let me give you a big hug. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #44
I will keep you and yours HappyMe Feb 2013 #45
I'm so sorry union_maid Feb 2013 #46
My mom is just 2 years younger TBF Feb 2013 #47
I'm very sorry Bobbie Jo. I hope you have people around you who knew and loved her too. nolabear Feb 2013 #48
I am so sorry, Bobbie. Losing a mom is so hard and losing one you are close to is the worst. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #49
Sorry for your loss Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #50
There is nothing worse than losing your mom, I'm so sorry. Hamlette Feb 2013 #51
Deepest sympathy thucythucy Feb 2013 #52
so sorry for your loss nt Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #53
. reflection Feb 2013 #54
You're in my thoughts. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #55
So. so sorry. NM Honest_Abe Feb 2013 #57
My heart goes out to you. chowder66 Feb 2013 #58
No matter how old your parent is defacto7 Feb 2013 #59
I'm so sorry cally Feb 2013 #60
So sorry for your loss PADemD Feb 2013 #61
I am so sorry your world changed for that reason. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #62
Sending you love and light Smilo Feb 2013 #63
Two years in, I can verify it changes much probably forever. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #64
Oh, Bobbie Joe... pacalo Feb 2013 #65
My dear, I am so very sorry. juajen Feb 2013 #66
What juajen said tavalon Feb 2013 #123
I'm so sorry renate Feb 2013 #67
I'm so sorry, Bobbie Jo. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #68
It's tough. Tougher than we imagine. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #69
Sorry for your loss Bobbie Jo. Lost my Dad in '07. Still miss him. bluesbassman Feb 2013 #70
So, so very sorry Sheepshank Feb 2013 #71
I'm so sorry for your loss... Phentex Feb 2013 #72
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sounds pretty quick and unexpected, which is really hard. NC_Nurse Feb 2013 #73
NO this is not inappropriate for GD. I'm glad you posted this. calimary Feb 2013 #74
Yes, DU gave me great comfort when I lost my husband of 47 years. juajen Feb 2013 #127
My mom is 72. Blanks Feb 2013 #75
I am so sorry for your loss. yardwork Feb 2013 #76
I'm so sorry horseshoecrab Feb 2013 #77
((((((((((((Bobbie Jo)))))))))))) TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #78
Sending {{{{{hugs}}}}} to you. I lost my mom to this horrible disease nearly 10 years ago kcass1954 Feb 2013 #79
I'm so sorry KT2000 Feb 2013 #80
My heart goes out to you Bobbie Jo... arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #81
Dearest Bobbie Jo.... Uben Feb 2013 #82
I'm so sorry Bobbie Jo. polly7 Feb 2013 #83
(((.....))) handmade34 Feb 2013 #84
My mother Camballo Feb 2013 #85
Our condolences Heathen57 Feb 2013 #86
Sorry for your loss. glinda Feb 2013 #87
Oh sweetie. So very sorry. tblue Feb 2013 #88
I am so sorry for your loss beachgirl2365 Feb 2013 #89
deepest sympathy to you Bobbie Jo BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #90
So sorry to hear about your loss. beveeheart Feb 2013 #91
I'm sorry Bobbie Jo SirRevolutionary Feb 2013 #92
Thank you chervilant Feb 2013 #93
Very sorry to hear of your loss. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #94
A million hugs your way... Tikki Feb 2013 #95
Her love stays with You always! Some part of Her does not pass away--stays with You! hue Feb 2013 #96
I'm so sorry senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #97
Sorry for your loss Bobbie Joe kimbutgar Feb 2013 #98
Condolences, Bobbie Jo deutsey Feb 2013 #99
I lost my mother two months ago Bryn Feb 2013 #100
My condolences mokawanis Feb 2013 #101
I lost my mom to breast cancer 21 years ago... WCGreen Feb 2013 #102
((((((((((())))))))))))) grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #103
Sorry for your loss. n/t Scurrilous Feb 2013 #104
I'm so sorry for your loss... one_voice Feb 2013 #105
This would never be inappropriate for GD, here we grieve DainBramaged Feb 2013 #106
My heart goes out to you Bobbie Jo. brer cat Feb 2013 #107
I'm truly sorry, Bobbie Jo OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #108
Heart radiclib Feb 2013 #109
Hugs Bobbie Jo treestar Feb 2013 #110
Such a moving post. I lost my mom yrs ago, too. No one loves you like a mother. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #111
I'm reading this thread Bobbie Jo Feb 2013 #112
I'm not a host, but this seems a perfectly appropriate place to put this tavalon Feb 2013 #113
I'm so sorry. Chellee Feb 2013 #114
So very sorry for your loss. AtomicKitten Feb 2013 #115
My sympathies for your loss . . . I lost my mother at the age of 15 . . . Now almost 40 years later Liberal In Red State Feb 2013 #116
So sorry Bobbie Jo. Marie Marie Feb 2013 #117
happened to me last summer. i understand. dionysus Feb 2013 #118
Bobbie Jo... Bonobo Feb 2013 #119
THE most appropriate thing, Bobbie Jo... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #120
"Love never goes away, your heart just gets re-arranged for awhile." tavalon Feb 2013 #124
Thanks... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #125
So sorry, and so sad. Mira Feb 2013 #121
I am so sorry your mom has passed riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #122
I'm so sorry for your loss. LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #126
Bobbie Jo Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2013 #128
So sorry, Bobbie Jo Granny M Feb 2013 #129
I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I'm sure that her memory and kindess will stay Number23 Feb 2013 #130
I am so sorry for your loss. (((Hugs))) idwiyo Feb 2013 #131
My heart grieves with you. BigBearJohn Feb 2013 #132
Peace and comfort you and all who loved her. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #133
No matter your age, when you lose your mom, you become an orphan... VOX Feb 2013 #134
I'm so sorry for your unexpected loss. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #135
I'm so sorry... southern_belle Feb 2013 #136
I'm very sorry Hun Joro Feb 2013 #137
I am so sorry. Waltons_Mtn Feb 2013 #138
My heart goes out to you and yours MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #139
i 'm so sorry for your loss barbtries Feb 2013 #140
I am so sorry for your loss. My heart is with you and yours. myrna minx Feb 2013 #141
The world does change. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #142
I'm so sorry. great white snark Feb 2013 #143
I am so, so sorry for your loss. Still Blue in PDX Feb 2013 #144
I am so sorry, and I know how you're feeling... ms liberty Feb 2013 #145
Very sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing the story with us (n/t) Moostache Feb 2013 #146
I'm sorry for your loss and feel your tribute was very appropriate. maddiemom Feb 2013 #147
{{hugs}} Delphinus Feb 2013 #148
So sorry for your loss life long demo Feb 2013 #149
Bobbie Jo, I am SO sorry for your loss. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #150
My deepest condolences pintobean Feb 2013 #151
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