I just found out 3 days ago that he had passed on May 12, 2020. He only lived a few miles away but made a new life with a new family. Would Tupi recommend any? 2. Caroline (now 11) was a year old at the time. 5. However, I did expect him to at least call. I do believe it is because I am kicking myself for not cultivating a relationship with the man who saved me and gave me a blessed childhood. Thanks for being so brave and sharing your experience. Ill have to take life as it comes, I guess. But, reading your thoughts on the matter has given me comfort in knowing that someone out there understands that losing a parent is still tragic, even if the relationship and even the love, died a long time ago. Do not allow other family members to keep alive the hurts of the past. So, thank you. Like you no one has really acknowledged his death, no cards, condolences. I totally get what you mean about it being final and I certainly think when he dies it will trigger lots of sadness about how things could have been different. However I had 2 friends in particular who intuitively understood and showed me so much compassion for which Im forever great full. And ill try and be more accepting of people offering their condolences, instead of keeping on minimising the occasion because i dont feel that i deserve condolences. When someone dies young, it can feel incredibly unfair. He did, but it wasnt a huge deal. But I maintained a friendly relationship with him, he was funny and clever and we were mates. And thats the last time I saw him. Thomas was a Welsh poet who wrote during the 20th century. He had 5 children with her and when my mom finally stood up for herself and left him, he moved to the other side of the country, I was 7. Six uplifting poems about death that celebrate life. Poems for Funerals and Memorial Services One does not leave a funeral in the same way that he has come. Unconditional love is never forgotten. I knew it just a matter of time. Ultimately I believe we are better off without them but thats little comfort really. And I even find myself acting the very same way" Keith Urban says his late dad Robert, who died in 2015, inspired his career in country music. Would he have been able to meet his grandson? Would I even be welcome at the funeral, provided he has a traditional funeral? "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Thats probably another thing I will wish I did differently. He just had zero parenting skills and was stuck in his own brokenness, shame and guilt and was not a healthy person to have a relationship with. My stomach feels hollow, my mind is numb and I cry none stop. I think most people think of it as by my choice but the reality is he had made no effort to reconnect since i was sent a present by him on my 21st birthday, nearly 30 years ago. It seems that this is more common than I realised when I wrote the post. However, I have no feelings of guilt or regret over that fact because it would not have made any difference to the whole of our relationship even if we had patched things up. I was only 3 when he left so Im told then my mother stopped him from seeing me when he tried to snatch me from my home a number of times. It is irrelevant how much money our Dad made. But for my dad, I mourned his death years ago when he chose to go on with his life and I chose to stick with those who love me better. At least Im a good cook and my wife appreciates that I do housework well and without being asked! I learned of my fathers passing late last night, funeral this morning. Three and a half years later and I still have issues with it (mostly when my temper flares, the temper I inherited from him). I was shocked that I needed support and very fortunate to have it. Im grieving because he chose not to be here for his grandkids long ago. What I would say is be kind to yourself, he might not deserve to mess with your life, but you deserve to be able to grieve a relationship you missed out on. We should not try to comfort the family by saying that "it was his time anyway", or, "he was suffering". (It seemed to be a copy and pasted letter sent to each child) this made me so angry, I felt insulted, if felt like an absolute blow fr nowhere that serves to knock me down even more as I had enough to deal without more sabotage from the grave. Anyway, I am sad. I had a relationship with my father until I was 28. Thank you for sharing this, I needed to read it. Your article hits the nail on the head and Im grateful youve put my feelings into words. I wanted to say thank you for writing this. People went to the funerals, sent flowers. Adopted and fostered children tend not to have secure attachments and this resonates throughout life and impacts all relationships. I didnt expect him to die at the age he did, I did not consider he would get memory loss. My father estranged himself from almost everyone in our family once he and my mother formally separated a number of years ago after abuses escalated. I am 33 and sadly I cannot even remember exactly when I was told my father died, it was some time in the last 5 years and it was so painful and triggered long episodes of depression, so I do not really clearly recall when. I sat with him for several hours. Ive experienced intense and powerful grief and it has left me mourning not only his death but also the loss of an imaginary, what-may-have-been father-daughter relationship. I am pretty much in the same boat as all the ladies who have expressed what they have gone through. Neither of us went to the funeral. It has really helped me to understand the complex emotions i am experiencing. What do you even say to someone who loses someone they didnt actually know? The generous soul of nature & the comforting arm of night. After my husband convinced me to go, we ended up arriving at the funeral home about 10 minutes late but my uncle made everyone wait. I am so sorry for your loss Patricia. I did cry, minimally, but appreciated the opportunity for our last talk. I regret going in the huff instead of being the grown up and just doing what I had tried to motivate myself to do for a decade- to go and meet him- as two years went by then I found out when scrolling down his wifes fb wall (on her new account) that her daughter had a stone made with my dads ashes- I scrolled a bit further and found that he died. My uncle reached out to my mu m by letter, to ask if he could send another letter with some news re my dad. Reading your story brought tears to my eyes. Although I was lucky enough to have my mums brothers, my uncles, its not quite the same. And, whilst I dont have guilt, the feeling of regret is huge. So yes, I completely understand all of the ladies who have contributed to this page. I did attend the funeral, I went in after everyone and left early. It was a suggested page for me and the link brought me to this specific entry. You deserve that privilege and chance. You can create a lot of pain for yourself by ruminating over could haves, should haves, and would haves. There is no proof of what your relationship with him might have been if actions were different. You are right though, the offers of comfort and support were surprisingly lacking. Erica x. I always loved him, much as his capacity to hurt me scared me. Since then, I have had several surprise moments of this crazy mixture of sadness, anger and disappointment. I am truly sorry that the two of you never rebuilt your relationship in this life. In this poem, people remember the accomplishments of a talented young athlete. Ill begin by saying that my dad died recently. It was never his fault. Anyway, for the longest time I would say that I looked forward to the day he died. Or Id go, but spend the entire time at my aunt and uncles house with my cousins instead. But I also blame her. We grieve at the loss of a part of our heritage. Someone I loved with all my heart. We had been estranged for 18 years. . Prior to the death of my absent father I have to admit I was the same. Thank you. The body may have run its course, but the soul lives forever. Like it didnt count. For one, a relationship that tanked. Thank you so much. In the instance of estrangement, because the relationship was so strained, sadness may not be one of the emotions that immediately comes to the front. My estranged grandfather has passed away this week, a few months after my estranged father. Divorce, feelings of inadequacy, preferential treatment of one child over another, and personal failures can all be sources of contention. A death in the family leaves a void that cannot be filled. Ive gone through sadness, anger, guilt and cavernous loss. It was a startling discovery to find that I had never forgotten that I had loved him at one time very very much. During the first three to four months after her death I didnt really sleep that well and to this day have absolutely no idea how I functioned at work. Did you attend the funeral? I hear my son ask often why wasnt dad a typical father? I learned last night that my estranged father had died. Thanks for taking the time to comment, it means a lot. When I was told it was already a couple years after death and funeral. Alone in the dark, sometimes in fear, voices from loved . 2 years went by and I relented and got in touch with his wife via social media but she did not respond. When I reflect on him, I just try to look at the good, even though I have to squint and use a magnifying glass.". Once when they cut ties (or you choose to move on because theres nothing left to give), and again when they die. Then there was my college graduation. Its better with time, but as relieved as I am that Ill never receive another letter, Im sad for the loss of the dad I had for a spell and the dad he was and couldve continued to be. We grieve what might have been. She cries.. I was a 7 year old child when he left and he was the adult. He coached my pop warner football team and showed me how to be a man as best he could with what little he had to work with, me. But what about estranged parents? as you keep thinking over and shedding a tear. He certainly didnt know what they looked like. If I would feel guilty for not continuing the relationship, if I would feel anything at all. I felt I couldnt move on as long as he was in my life, however intermittent. I am contesting his will. He had a habit of fire bombing all his relationships by sending nasty letters, but I never got over my own. There really is a common theme among these stories and I think it is important that none of us, the children, are responsible in any way. Ive had several messages along the same lines. And as one to set those feelings aside, Im regretting that. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. It feels like the deceased has been cut down in the prime of their life. Thank you for putting into words something that is probably more common than I realised! I am struggling a little at the moment with the complete lack of acknowledgment from my extended family and in someways my spouse. That is a bitter pill to swallow, even though I do appreciate that his adoption would have affected him in ways I can never understand. Wrongs may have been committed that cannot be properly forgiven because of the death. Thanks for this opportunity to share my story.. I did see my father occasionally up till I was about age 21 but he didnt really care or wasnt bothered about anything in my life. Whilst my father is still alive, the resentment that Ive felt over the years about his other family getting the father that I never had has destroyed me, even though I am 48 now and thought that one day Id get over it. Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a message. Hed remarried not long before and she has kids so now I have grandkids so he spent a lot of time talking about them instead. But when my bio dad died I was an emotional mess and had no clue why and felt so incredibly guilty. You have to do what you feel is right for yourself at the end of the day. There are no cards for Sorry your absent parent died. He passed before I decided to find his whereabouts. I was crying, because, as many of you know, I don't do well with change. "Never More Will the Wind" by Hilda Doolittle Kerry your story really resonates with me. You will meet again someday. She doted on her 2 nd and 3 born children. In that moment I grieved him, I was in my last year of art school and I dedicated the whole year to paint emotions, it was my way of saying goodbye, I was 16, I am 35 now. And we cried. But I wanted one and I tried. I will let them read this as you explain it so well. Here are some classic and beautiful poems about death and g that will always make for welcome reading. Planning a funeral and getting hugs from people saying you did the right thing and I sometimes still question it. 6. As I said I would probably have been the same before experiencing it for myself. I hope your father can rest in peace. It will come from nowhere and hit. I probably needed a lot more support than I thought. Guilt, anger, sadness, emptiness and a longing for a father that didnt exist. As I grew, I spent a lot of time at my sisters houses with their families. 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