Where did everyone go?

[bloodline]

X-ray wrote:
Bloodline, an MX-5 is a girl's car.

I'm not that masculine :-) I'd look weird in a "butch" car!

In fact an MX-5 is very much like a fat girl: fun to ride until your mates find out  :-P

None of my mates could afford a sports car, girly or not :-D

You could always buy Mel Zoom's MX-5, but I hear she has sprayed it pink!

Yeah... I've set my heart on a Black one... I wanted a British Racing Green, but then I saw a Green one and a Black one side by side... Now I want a black one!

[adz]

@Karlos

My sincerest condolences to you and your family :-(

[cecilia]

sorry to hear this, Karlos.

I was (silently) freaking out last year when my mother had an operation. she's OK, but I had to pull it together because that is what one does at this time.

never let anyone tell you how long you are supposed to grieve. It just takes as long as it takes.

[Oliver]

cecilia wrote:
...never let anyone tell you how long you are supposed to grieve. It just takes as long as it takes.

Hm, that sounds right. When my father died, it was all just uncharted territory. I had had friends die, but that's just not the same thing. I think it took some time for me to conceptually become OK with the fact, and then quite a lot more time to reach some peace emotionally.

By the way Karlos, I hope I'm not being too forward, in writing about my own experiences here. Of course I realise we don't know each other as well as you would know some of the longer standing members here, but I found it somehow comforting and refreshing to talk with my friends who had also lost family (some I hadn't even realised had gone through that).

All the best.

[cecilia]

When my father died, it was all just uncharted territory. I had had friends die, but that's just not the same thing. I think it took some time for me to conceptually become OK with the fact, and then quite a lot more time to reach some peace emotionally.

when a parent passes on what you lose is not just a person you love, but a part of your childhood

My father died many years ago and it took a while for me to absorb the meaning and effect of it. it's really quite complex.

people who don't care about you will feel uncomfortable and try to rush the process. don't let them. they are being unfair

[the_leander]

My deepest condolances Karlos, give us a bell if you need anything.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

:-(

Karlos, I hope you'll get strength

[taunusand]

I'm not going anywhere, just enjoying the nice weather we have had the last few days, playing with my dogs, sawn wood, fixing a few things in the garden, etc.
When the weather is good, I don't spend much time in front of a computer, but I visit amiga.org daily :-)

@Karlos
I'm sorry about your mother :-(
I lost my dad when I was 11, many years ago. It's hard, no one can tell the "right thing", it's hard to live with and some people never get over it. Today, about 18 years later, I still miss my dad, but not the in the same way as back then. It takes time.

[persia]

Maybe they're preparing for St. George Day!

[X-ray]

That's me when I was slimmer. I was a looker back then.
Alas, nowadays the girls say I've lost some charm.