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orleans

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17. 20 years---!

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 03:19 AM

Dec 2014

this autumn it was five years for me without her

i never imagined i could survive without her
it's been the toughest, worst years of my life

the reality of her no longer in my day-to-day is almost absurd!
even now--after five years

i know time helps us -- we begin adapting to a different way of life (but it can take soooooo painfully long for us to acclimate to the new "normal&quot

she was my best friend & soulmate & neither of us were emotionally prepared for this parting, however brief it may be.

and yet...how wonderful and amazing to have been loved so very much
and how wonderful and amazing to know that i have loved someone so deeply

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] KMOD Dec 2014 OP

You taught me how to love, KMOD Dec 2014 #1

Hey, you win some, and you lose some KMOD Dec 2014 #2

Music of my growing up years! Love Bread and this song. Canadian Group. Good stuff. thanks! n/t auntAgonist Dec 2014 #3

This time of year UglyGreed Dec 2014 #4

my folks were my heroes and my mother my soulmate roguevalley Dec 2014 #9

Oh, roguevalley, KMOD Dec 2014 #12

Its a blessing isn't it? I treasure that I was there. roguevalley Dec 2014 #16

My mom died in 2007, too... Tom_Foolery Dec 2014 #20

I'm so sorry to UglyGreed Dec 2014 #27

Hugs to you UG. KMOD Dec 2014 #11

20 years---! orleans Dec 2014 #17

a big hug to you orleans, KMOD Dec 2014 #18

Thank you UglyGreed Dec 2014 #26

Great song! Miss you, mom! n/t Tom_Foolery Dec 2014 #5

Thanks KMOD... Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #6

I love your Mom's musical taste. KMOD Dec 2014 #13

i miss her everyday orleans Dec 2014 #7

Those lyrics are so true and KMOD Dec 2014 #14

Right there with you, orleans! nt Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #19

+1. Miss you, Mom. LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #8

Soneto a Mamá Xipe Totec Dec 2014 #10

Hugs to everyone in this thread. KMOD Dec 2014 #15

Boys II Men--"A Song for Mama"... Tom_Foolery Dec 2014 #21

I've been having kind of a rough morning, BarbaRosa Dec 2014 #22

That hit like a ton of bricks. My mom passed too soon and I've never been the same. archiemo Dec 2014 #23

count yourself as fortunate to feel that way Skittles Dec 2014 #24

Miss ya MOM... easychoice Dec 2014 #25