My mother, eh?
I can tell you the exact date of the last time I saw her - 29th December 1996.

That was the day my Mum died, after fighting a losing battle with cancer for nearly 18 months.
That morning, My Dad had woken up to find the body, and had gone round waking us kids up one by one, eldest first, right down to myself, the youngest.

I howled, and I sobbed, and I begged that it couldn't be true. But it was.

My Dad took me through to see the body that was still lying in bed. She looked so peaceful, it was incredible. Considering this was the woman I'd had to hear coughing her lungs up every night for 18 months (when you're 8, that seems like the longest time in the world, almost beyond living memory) it was odd to see her finally relaxed.

We had seen the Chemotherapy ravage her body, making her seem even iller than she was, but up until the day she died, I never thought she would. I was 8, the woman was invincible to me!

When I saw her that relaxed, it made me worse, it was when I realised she'd never come back. My Dad gave me a little while to say my goodbyes alone, and I went to the bed and held her hand. As she had died at about 1am and this was 9am, her hands felt like ice. That is the most surreal thing in the world, to feel a hand you were used to being warmed by, with no heat left in it. It's frankly terrifying.

After 5 minutes sat crying, I realised. This was the longest I'd heard her go without coughing in almost a year. It finally clicked, my Dad was right. She was in a better place, not suffering anymore.

My parents were both strong christians, and so I suppose this was the only way they could face death. Makes me jealous really, I wish I could open up to the possibility of there being a God.

TL;DR - She's dead LOL.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:14, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I should have thought this through better.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:16, Reply)

you're right about there not being a God, mind you.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Prove it
*opens can of worms and sits down*
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:18, Reply)

why would I need to?
Prove there isn't a invisible pygmy Aberdeen Angus hovering behind your left ear right now.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:19, Reply)

I dont need to prove that
as I call him Gerald and he moos' me to sleep
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:22, Reply)

I like this

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:23, Reply)

I don't understand
why would I prove something that isn't true?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:22, Reply)

That would be the point - so why would I need to prove there isn't a God?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:23, Reply)

I was trying to suggest that there is an invisible pygmy aberdeen angus hovering behind my left ear

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:24, Reply)

ah, too many negatives in the whole thing
so you were.

Can I have a slice off his rump for lunch then?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:25, Reply)

there's not really a lot to go around
sorry
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:26, Reply)

What is more ridiculous than religion is this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14417362
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:46, Reply)

I kind of think that's cool.
But then I would wouldn't I.
( girlinthehole, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:48, Reply)

It's a bit scavengy
and you can't call yourself Christian if you're an atheist. A secular humanist yes, a Christian no.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:50, Reply)

My Mum is obsessed with Disney
She and my father go to DisneyWorld once a year and she usually goes to DisneyLand Paris once every 3 or 4 months with my sister. She always brings me back the sort of stocking filler-material I would have loved when I was 10 - Mickey Mouse coffee mugs, Nightmare Beofer Christmas pens, etc.

I'll be 33 in in four weeks.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:27, Reply)

Does your mother have Downs?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 12:43, Reply)

*donno what to say*

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 13:28, Reply)