Mine died
over fifty years ago.
Never really knew him.
I feel empty, now, thanks for reminding me............
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 12:56, 8 replies)

I'm sorry to hear that.
but, er, 'thanks for reminding me'? This is the world's smallest violin playing the world's saddest tune just for you. You are liable to run across the notion of fathers from time to time, and if it upsets you every time you do, well, boohoo.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:01, closed)

It's true
Every time I see "Empire Strikes Back",
Every time anyone calls me "Daddi-o" (admittedly not often)
Every time anyone mentions "Pop" music.

Life is hard....
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:13, closed)

I'm sorry to hear that
Actually, no, I'm not.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:09, closed)

I wonder if that's what happened to my dad :(

(DefinitelyNOTAmorousBadgerOhNo, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:15, closed)

.....
Do yourself a favour and make the most of what you do have
im going to generalise and say most of this worlds issues are because of people wanting things they havent got that either aren't theirs
or the desire to try to achieve or attain something that isn't going to make them any happier if they get it.
I can only say that because im guilty of it myself and because i have access to the superior dad knowledge (because im a dad)
(Cov Boy, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:16, closed)

Your dad died 50 years ago ?
I'd have thought you'd have come to terms with it by now especially since you hardly knew him. My dad died two days ago from lung cancer. (And BTW he never smoked a fag in his life.)
( Ramsay Tupper, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 13:25, closed)

You have my sympathy
My dad died from lung cancer 7 years ago and sometimes it still seems like it only happened a couple of days ago. Losing your Dad is awful and it made me feel weirdly alone. Also left me feeling like I was finally an adult despite being in my thirties when he died. Strange times.
(Booce, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 17:11, closed)

Is this supposed to be funny?
I never knew my father and neither did my younger brother -- my older brother still cries about it and he's not a young or sentimental person.
I infer that you're trying to be funny or you re a 59+ year old in urgent need of some help -- either way your post was unnecessary.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 17:36, closed)