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The Old Man has been gone 12 years this last May. Mom’s been gone 19 this November. I couldn’t have had better parents. I always said I was one lucky SOB. No, there’s never a day that I don’t think about them, and smile and thank God for them. 7mm
"Preserving the Constitution, fighting off the nibblers and chippers, even nibblers and chippers with good intentions, was once regarded by conservatives as the first duty of the citizen. It still is." � Wesley Pruden
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Miss both my parents. Great people, not only raised my sister and I but half the neighborhood as well.
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Lost my Dad about 3 months ago. It still hasn't sunk in he's gone. Several times since he passed I've thought of things I wanted to ask and then realized he's no longer here.
Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes
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My dad has been gone for a decade, doesn't seem possible. Probably the smartest person I ever knew. Pancreatic cancer took him out and it got ugly at the end. Still feel bad for what he had to go through.
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My dad Worked his Arrs off to support our Family We did not have much time together but when we did it was good times. He Supported me when no one else would. Miss him a lot
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Miss both of my parents. Everyday.
Retired cat herder.
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Lost dad last December. 2nd time with lung cancer, and he really suffered those last 18 days at the hospital. Still doesn't seem right. He was the only person I could really talk to besides God almighty. It'll never be the same for sure.
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Both parents, long time gone. Miss them all the time. Glad my dad can't see what a mess this country has turned in to.
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Lost my Dad about 3 months ago. It still hasn't sunk in he's gone. Several times since he passed I've thought of things I wanted to ask and then realized he's no longer here. I can relate. I think most of us here can. Sorry about your dad.
Romans 5:1
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Every single day since Dec 2000 Talked to him the night before he died. Last thing I said to him was “ I love you “
Your mind is your primary weapon. Never let it get rusty.
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Every Single Day
I had him for 62 years and lost him almost a year ago. It still hurts. He put three kids through expensive private school and college, at the same time, while providing for us in a way I cannot fathom. I'm truly sorry for those of you that did not have the same relationship with your fathers. You were cheated out of something very special. He was my rock - I did nothing important without using him as a sounding board. I still talk to him daily, but it's a one way conversation. Semper Fi Daddy-O
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My step father was my Dad. He gave me his name and countless other blessings that he wasn't aware of. He loved fishing for walleye and shooting ruffed grouse with a 22. I have only him to thanks for my love for upland hunting. He wouldn't waste a bullet on a deer having grown up in the depression eating poached deer and never liking it.
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Dad passed at 58 years old 10 years after his first heart attack. He was quite the character and I miss him beyond words. Every day was and adventure just to be around him.
I wish I could have had more time to learn from him and enjoy his personality. Worked hard and played hard and it took its toll. Five sons and a daughter meant long days for Mom and Dad. Not sure who worked harder, Mom or Dad.
I just realized I was 33 years old when he passed and that was 37 years ago.
I feel for you guys that replied no. Having a good Dad is a blessing.
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Every day. Was my main hunting partner.
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Dad passed in '73 and Mom in '84. I miss them both very much---every day!
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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He would give you the shirt off his kid's back. To be fair, his family thought of children as an unlimited source of free labor.
I don't miss him....I'll just leave it at that.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
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teach your children well , ride hard, shoot straight, be involved!
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I am 71yo and I lost my dad when I was 21. Like many I regret not spending more time with him as a teenager and young adult. I think of him often especially when I have watched my grandchildren grow and note that my father did not have the opportunity to see my children, his grandchildren, grow and develop.
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Mom passed away in 1988 @ 58 years from breast cancer. I wasn’t as close to her as I should have been. She left when I was quite young and don’t think I ever totally got over it. Dad passed in 2010 @ 85, we were very close and though I don’t think of him every day it is quite often. I got my first graft to stick this spring using blueberry wood to native huckleberry. I know he was smiling from above and shaking his head at the same time watching me struggle with what he taught me. He was the tightest man I ever knew. Would cut the ignition and coast in neutral to save gas. Save aluminum foil from baked potatoes, straighten nails and reuse them, gather clover seed heads from the side of the road by hand and spread over his pasture. I miss fishing and hunting with him a lot.
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