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RE: The Day My Father Died :: A Reflection
What a story. I have read a few of these today and it's striking a chord in me as I've been disconnected with my Family for the past 6 years. My memories of my childhood and of them are becoming more and more faint. They didn't pass but it seems as if they did. I often ask myself if they did how would I feel and would I be ok with living today as I am. It's nice that you were able to reconnect, even though during this very unfortunate time. It sounds like it maybe have brought some closure for you as well. Very inspirational that you were able to forgive and visit with him during his last few days.
Thank you for reading and offering your thoughts. It's hard to reconnect and stay connected with family sometimes. Our own lives eat up so much of our time. To get the chance to reconnect at the end is valuable, but it makes you wonder how much more you could have had if you had taken the steps earlier.
I hear you. I think I might feel that way when I'm better suited to approach them. For me there is just so much pain when it comes to them and not so much that I'm busy or caught up with what's going on in my world. I'd love to reconnect but I can't change the morals and values of others and honestly am fearful of subjecting my children to the pain and anguish my parents and siblings put me me through. My kids were very young when we disconnected from my side of family because of something one of their cousins did to them. Thankfully at this point memories have faded but I know for my oldest who did have a relationship with them for the first 5 years of his life, it's effected him negatively. I'm not sure I want to risk putting him through that again. Time will tell I suppose!