tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post8441346194505656674..comments2023-06-25T08:55:42.731-04:00Comments on What I Learned from Daniel : The Blog: Remembering the Families Who Have Lost a Loved One, in the LongtermAlexandra of Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-88233828833187919682013-06-23T07:12:44.254-04:002013-06-23T07:12:44.254-04:00Thank you Kymber, He would no doubt be very happ...Thank you Kymber, He would no doubt be very happy to meet you and would ask you all about all the lovely things you cook ! Then, as an officionado of beautiful places, he would likely want to show you some beautiful places he had found there. Thanks always for visiting and for your kind words.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-17348146798632041122013-06-23T05:16:03.848-04:002013-06-23T05:16:03.848-04:00dear Jane - i will remember Daniel with you, thoug...dear Jane - i will remember Daniel with you, though my memories are of the future kind. i won't meet Daniel for a while yet, but when i do, i know that we will be fast friends and have many memories together. that is what i remember with you. and i know that many others will not understand my comment, but i know that you will. i look forward to meeting Daniel with my whole heart.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-28847439246406808062013-05-31T13:19:51.309-04:002013-05-31T13:19:51.309-04:00Thank you for your post. Yes, some people underst... Thank you for your post. Yes, some people understand that your child will forever be a part of your life, both here on Earth and for eternity afterward. For others, simply contemplating such a loss, which is a potential for us all, is too difficult, too daunting to even visit for a few moments. Most of us find a group of friends with whom we can mention our child, or who will mention our child who has passed to us, along with their own recollections. In my life, it's running half and half. Half of the people who knew Daniel approach me and mention something he said, or did, or that they did together, and about half seem to avoid the subject entirely. Interestingly, pastors and ministers who should understand loss better than they do, often also urge parents "to forget and go on". This of course is absurd. None of us will ever be the same people we were before our beloved kids were born. I don't want to go backwards. I'll move forward with the memories of Daniel, and you should keep every memory and cherish every memory of Graham that you can. Fondly,Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-91603302096768774642013-05-31T11:13:37.074-04:002013-05-31T11:13:37.074-04:00So true. Now that we've just passed the one y...So true. Now that we've just passed the one year anniversary, I've noticed that almost no one mentions my son. He is ALWAYS in my thoughts and I do wish others would mention him and share memories.<br /> Of my two brothers, one is always willing to talk about Graham or listen to my thoughts. My other brother is uncomfortable and seems to want me to "move on". He doesn't understand that I simply can't erase almost 24 years of my life and half my heart. GrahamForeverInMyHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567227324094005373noreply@blogger.com