tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post5062473989542340653..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: To grievebonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-85321576704934471492013-10-03T01:19:09.998-06:002013-10-03T01:19:09.998-06:00Perhaps I could relate more with your sister with ...Perhaps I could relate more with your sister with the baby because I was 6 months pregnant when my father suddenly passed away. You cannot imagine the bittersweet feeling I had when the doctor put my son in my arms. I was so happy to finally have a child and so sad that my father wasn't there to see him..<br />Now it's been 4 years without dad. Thank you for sharing!Katerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442712526881650126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-30319384032361217882013-09-05T07:22:29.820-06:002013-09-05T07:22:29.820-06:00This is the best post I have read on grief since m...This is the best post I have read on grief since my daddy passed away in April. Thank you so much for sharing this so beautifully. It's been four whole months now, and sometimes I think it feels worse than even when it first happened. I have to tell myself that I'm being TOO strong sometimes. And when I do let myself break down and let out, it's so hard. I had to go to a wedding a few weeks ago and I thought seeing her dance with her dad was literally going to kill me...you know that kind of ache you feel in your heart that you can actually FEEL in your heart? It's not fair comes into my head a million times a day. My birthday in May hurt. I don't want to do Thanksgiving or Christmas. I have been living with my mom since it happen to help her get through it and every chair he ever sat in just kills me to look at. Random, random things (like your cracking an egg) just sends me wild. I have read a lot of blogs about losing someone, but this is the first that hit home the most for me. Did I say thank you already? Really, thank you.Amber Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397075283835917860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-9859329790717552812013-07-24T04:04:11.415-06:002013-07-24T04:04:11.415-06:00I appreciate you being strong enough to share... I...I appreciate you being strong enough to share... I had almost the exact same situation with my mom, but it's more recent, and it's definitely still really hard. I ordered the book by Anne Lamott. I'm also a (future) English teacher and love your point of view. Thanks for sharing.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994171384360601958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-53598719179727256882013-03-04T10:15:01.556-07:002013-03-04T10:15:01.556-07:00I am so sorry for your loss. This is such a brave...I am so sorry for your loss. This is such a brave and great post, thank you for sharing it! <br /><br />Found this post through <a href="http://www.high-heeledlove.com/2013/03/the-weekly-round-up-round-3.html" rel="nofollow">High-Heeled Love's post</a> in <a href="http://www.mysocalledchaos.com/2013/03/the-weekly-round-up.html" rel="nofollow">our Weekly Round-Up</a>. She shared it because it was so awesome! :) Miss Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824804006455085251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-53916746736177120532013-03-03T20:31:31.783-07:002013-03-03T20:31:31.783-07:00Thank you for sharing your heart and your experien...Thank you for sharing your heart and your experience with grief. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! Heather @ From Here to Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430058332881680901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-24725440687112465472013-02-27T19:57:26.448-07:002013-02-27T19:57:26.448-07:00Thank you for this post. My mum died aged 61 6 wee...Thank you for this post. My mum died aged 61 6 weeks to the day that she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. It has been neary five years now and it still hurts. The greatest pain for me is that my daughter will never have a Nana as both my husband's parents are also dead.Claire Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657778540760045412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-57862635164760281892013-02-27T19:40:51.290-07:002013-02-27T19:40:51.290-07:00Thank you. Thank you so much for sharing your fee...Thank you. Thank you so much for sharing your feelings, and for your bravery in writing this post. My Dad died 2 1/2 years ago, at 58, also from a heart attack. I saw so much of myself in your words, and I cried the entire time I read. It helps to know that I am not the only one experiencing these feelings, and that they are normal. I very much appreciated the way you pointed out that grief and loss can have positive effects. It isn't easy to share your feelings and grief with anyone, much less the internet, so please know that you have helped at least one heart to heal a bit through your bravery in sharing. I am sending hugs and prayers your way.Mom23Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467610535447956609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-84243573339684269432013-02-27T10:27:30.241-07:002013-02-27T10:27:30.241-07:00This is a beautiful post. Yesterday was the 2 yea...This is a beautiful post. Yesterday was the 2 year anniversary of my grandma's death, and I still grieve. It still hurts. It probably always will a bit. Thank you for sharing!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145067539890848527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-32168089436883510772013-02-27T09:44:34.419-07:002013-02-27T09:44:34.419-07:00Well, at the very least it sounds like you've ...Well, at the very least it sounds like you've learned a ton from this experience. And you will be forever empathetic when you come across people in your life who have to deal with grief (unlike your roommates). Dad would be proud of you. I love the pics you post of him. Bittersweet. Oh, and BTW, he did NOT favor you, he tricked us all into making us think that we were his favorite... just for the record. And maybe we were. Marindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603818218940309239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46693471366208254432013-02-27T01:56:01.114-07:002013-02-27T01:56:01.114-07:00Thank you for sharing. Such beautiful words.
I ha...Thank you for sharing. Such beautiful words.<br /><br />I have had my share of grief but luckily still have my Dad. I NEED to call him now.<br />We are facing the loss of Hubby's Mum soon tho and I think this will help me be strong for him when the time comes.<br />xxxSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178766320644981276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-86686877307927437352013-02-27T01:54:58.700-07:002013-02-27T01:54:58.700-07:00<3<3Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094767115652536279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-59184398812077467852013-02-26T22:22:43.751-07:002013-02-26T22:22:43.751-07:00thank you for sharing that, it was beautiful.thank you for sharing that, it was beautiful.Rachel Sayumi Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941114147545996572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-37234144700331064712013-02-26T20:29:19.192-07:002013-02-26T20:29:19.192-07:00This was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing....This was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-22307282775307936232013-02-26T19:26:44.814-07:002013-02-26T19:26:44.814-07:00Thanks for writing this and sharing it.
I've...Thanks for writing this and sharing it. <br /><br />I've thought a lot about writing a similar post - I lost my dad 8 years ago this march (wow.) and my aunt (who was more like a second mom) three years ago in July (on my nephew's ... who got a heart transplant ... 1st bday) and it is just those random times driving home, hearing a song, traveling somewhere, seeing a broken down car that triggers those memories and makes it feel like it just happened and oh man the feelings of anger/jealousy of other people who have never had to deal with anything. <br /><br />thanks for sharing bonnie. <br /><br />xoxkim @ a positive peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171667997144392220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-28983446686464421712013-02-26T18:25:49.968-07:002013-02-26T18:25:49.968-07:00Oh my this post really saddened me today it made m...Oh my this post really saddened me today it made me think of my dad and how lucky we are to have him with us. Lucky becuase in 2009 he was diagnosised with lung cancer and was told at the time if they hadn't found it when they did he would had been dead by the end of the year....<br /><br />I do not know how I would cope if I lost my dad as we have a special realationship Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-70776444496441158442013-02-26T17:35:48.935-07:002013-02-26T17:35:48.935-07:00Such a true and perfectly worded post--on so many ...Such a true and perfectly worded post--on so many levels. I too have lost all 4 grandparents & my own dad (in the last 9 years). Emotional pain sucks like none other, but I believe God takes us to the lowest of lows in order to help us how to come closer to Him, if we are willing. <br /><br />There is some advice given by Elder F. Enzio Busche that I like (even though it stings at times)..."When things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now, but know also that as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better. Thus, we prepare all the days of our lives, and, as we grow, death loses its sting, hell loses its power, and we look forward to that day with anticipation and joy when He will come in his glory."<br /><br />Thank you so much for your thoughts and advice :) You wrote a beautiful post!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373755915551459385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-7062641874708731142013-02-26T17:34:03.843-07:002013-02-26T17:34:03.843-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373755915551459385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-68447220549302994372013-02-26T13:57:20.631-07:002013-02-26T13:57:20.631-07:00This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharin...This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649925876032481504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-17484244821502130582013-02-26T10:53:38.376-07:002013-02-26T10:53:38.376-07:00Perfectly worded post. I lost my dad 10 years ag...Perfectly worded post. I lost my dad 10 years ago this year and my father-in-law 16 years ago this year. It's odd how we start to mark things by how long they have been gone. How things happen in life that we wish we could share with them. How sometimes in my dreams they are there and I wake up and I feel like I did just a few days after they died. Now that they have been "gone" for so long sometimes it feels to me as if they were never really here...and I think for me that is what makes me sad the most. That I can not picture their face in my mind anymore. I know one day I will be with them again but it seems like such a long path in front of me before that time. <br /><br />So happy you posted...it's okay to be sad. <br /><br />Laura@MiceInTheKitchen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588086445948877347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-70044651309654127702013-02-26T10:04:55.923-07:002013-02-26T10:04:55.923-07:00This is a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing t...This is a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing this with the world - I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to write. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865976481518777365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-2083309390097387312013-02-26T10:00:25.234-07:002013-02-26T10:00:25.234-07:00This post really touched me. I know I'll keep ...This post really touched me. I know I'll keep it with me for when I need it, hopefully not for a long time.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-53271500535780654732013-02-26T09:49:47.781-07:002013-02-26T09:49:47.781-07:00Dang girl you sure do know how to make a girl tear...Dang girl you sure do know how to make a girl tear up a work. Thank you for sharing this wonderful post with us.Kalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940642070508778784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-81821607866387503362013-02-26T09:23:43.990-07:002013-02-26T09:23:43.990-07:00Thank you for writing this, Bonnie. My best friend...Thank you for writing this, Bonnie. My best friend lost her mom four years ago on Christmas. Even though it may feel like we may be the only one experiencing something so immense as grief, it is comforting to know that we are not alone. Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857915848836095251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-30968214000655502082013-02-26T09:17:59.399-07:002013-02-26T09:17:59.399-07:00i'm so glad you shared this. i know it makes y...i'm so glad you shared this. i know it makes you feel so super vulnerable, but you have no idea how many people feeling just as vulnerable but no way to express their feelings or have someone to talk to. i cannot begin to imagine my life without my dad, so i won't try to tell you i 'know what you mean'. but i know other people out there do know and can relate. <br /><br />loves.Mara and Jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340573034861221481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-57388762342572404352013-02-26T09:09:47.195-07:002013-02-26T09:09:47.195-07:00Thank you for writing this blog post. I appreciat...Thank you for writing this blog post. I appreciate the kind words that you are able to offer people who are grieving or are still grieving. I lost my mother when I was 13. She was murdered. To this day, (I'm going to be 35 in July) I still have my grieving moments. It never fully goes away, but there are ways to ease those feelings. It helps knowing others feel the same and that grieving is natural. *hug*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158228749143843864noreply@blogger.com