I agree. This was instilled in me from a very early age. There is an abundance of both spoken and non verbal love abounding with those physically and emotionally close to me. My adult daughter, who recently moved backed into town, commented the other day that every time she leaves our house (she’s now 3.5 miles away instead of 700+, and we see her almost daily), “You guys act like every time I leave, we won’t see each other for another year.” I think most people, and especially younger people, don’t understand the precarious nature of life. I am fortunate to still be here. We all are, regardless of age.
How nice, glad you get to see her more now. I always try to make "Love You" the last thing I say every time I talk to one of my kids. I want that to be the last thing I said to them if anything were to happen.
I have a version of that for my daughter that includes ‘lock your door, know where your firearm is’. Both of my parents passed in the last 11 months. Sad, but natural. I would lose my shit if something were to take one of my children from this world before it takes me.
Condolences. I was a care-taker for my mother and she passed 2nd of July. Even with the preparation and slight expectation of sometime in the next few years, it still is a major adjustment. I'm old enough Mr D comes to my neighborhood more and more. But there's no way I can even think of one of my kids. There's no way to ever prepare for that.
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