(01-16-2020, 08:24 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(01-15-2020, 09:14 PM)Jags Wrote: Been having a rough few months.  Having a hard time dealing with some family health issues.  My mentor, teacher, friend and father hasn’t been doing so well.  It hurts.  He is the Jack of all trades.  Even at almost 40, he’s the guy I go to with any problem. He has the wisdom and experience to help me with whatever I had issues with.  Be it large or small.  And at close to 40, I still feel like a “kid” around him.  But, I’m not sure how much longer it’ll last.

You're starting to hit that age where fewer deaths are unexpected. It's a hard time as your elders begin to fade, then sunset. It's really the opposite of the happiness of The Marrying Years when all your friends get serious in their relationships and you need to rent a tux more often than you ever will again. Get all the time you can, talk and learn all you want to know. Use your phone to record. You'll be thankful for the memories one day.

I think what makes this more difficult, or for me at least, is that my family is pretty small.  I only knew 1 grandparent. The rest were either dead or one lived so far away I didn’t know them.  I’ve been lucky I guess to go so far in life without feeling that pain of a close loved one knocking on that door.  So it almost gives that sense that “it can’t happen”. But you’re absolutely right.  I am at that point in my life.  I’ll be dealing with it.  And it’s been a rude awakening.

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