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Title:Discussions of topics pertaining to men
Notice:Please read all replies to note 1
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELE
Created:Thu Jan 21 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:268
Total number of notes:12755

175.0. "Those without Fathers:" by MAL009::RAGUCCI () Wed May 24 1995 18:33

    
    
    
    
    How do you guys handle fathers day if you've lost yours, as  I did
    3 years ago.  It gets real sad even looking in a card shop at
    all those Fathers day cards.
    
    for all of you dads and sons, have a happy fathers day.
    and for those without,  I guess we can live off those memories
    or hope to have some nice ones with our own kids.
    
    BR
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175.1Don't do Fathers Day alone.SALEM::PERRY_WThu May 25 1995 14:3810
    
    I think you should try not to be alone on Fathers Day.
    
    Spend it with significant others, good friends but not alone!
    
    When I've gone through difficult times I know this works for me.
    
                                          good luck,  
                                                        Bill
    
175.2Think of the good times!!STRATA::ZILINSKYThu May 25 1995 14:5915
    BR,
    
      I lost my father back in 1976. I was 20 at the time. It was hard then
    but I found out you will never forget him. I still think of him and get
    sad around the holidays. a couple of regrets are he never met my wife
    or seen his grandson. My wife suprised me one fathers day by having a
    3X5 picture taken of him blown up. It is hanging in my living room with
    the rest of the family pictures. Once in awhile my son will become sad
    and say he misses his grandpop. Even though he never met him that
    picture does help in letting my son know what my father looked like.
    
    The above doesn't answer your question but it might help to let you 
    know you will always remember him. 
    
                 Tom Z.
175.3MAL009::RAGUCCIThu May 25 1995 18:206
    
    re. noters 1& 2    
    	thank-you guys.
    
    
    	Bob
175.4GRANPA::TDAVISTue May 30 1995 14:576
    I just went through this on Mother's Day, it was the first one
    since my Mom died in July, it was tough, I did stay out of the
    Malls, card shops etc..
    
    I made sure I spent quite time, to remember her, I dealt with it.
     
175.5MKOTS3::RAUHI survived the Cruel SpaThu Jun 08 1995 13:407
    I guess I would go visit him at grave site. I lost a neice last
    November. It was cruel. I went and read a childrens book, 'Night Before
    Christmas", and left her a candy cane on her grave. Thats about all you
    can do. Just go give them respect, and enjoy the good things of life
    you have.