I hugged my mum

[Avelandra]

And I don’t regret it one bit. My lovely, lovely 58 year old dad had a brain hemorrhage and dropped dead yesterday morning. He was a doctor and had been a real stickler for the rules. I hadn’t hugged him for over a year and now I never will again. When I saw my mum I couldn’t just leave her and stay away

I don’t even know why I’m writing this. Maybe just to try and make sense of how cruel and unfair life is

So sorry. What a terrible shock. Of course you should hug your mum.

I am so so sorry - of course you hugged your mom. I wish you had had the chance to hug your dad one more time. Take Care xx

I don't blame you - hug her all you both need.
So sorry to hear about your Dad

So sorry for your loss. 💐 Of course you hugged your mum. You will need to be together a lot now.

Please ignore the ignorant poster.

I am so sorry to hear about your Dad @Avelandra. Take care and glad you could hug your Mum, you both need support right now .

Sorry for your loss @Avelandra

Just when you think you've read the shittiest comment ever on MN up pops @LovefromJulia to top the lot. Just feck off with your shitty snidey comment.

@Avelandra I'm so sorry about your lovely Dad. Hug your mum all you like. I have no idea how as a society we've allowed things to become so bad we can't hug our loved ones. We have to assess our own risks and do what's right for us

I’m so sorry for your loss.

Hug your mum as much as you both need too.

So so sorry to hear this you hug away x
@LovefromJulia there’s no need, also they will be in a support bubble

Thank you for your kind words everyone, apart from @LovefromJulia of course

Btw, @LovefromJulia, if I get Covid and die next week, at least I got to hug my mum one last time

Avelandra I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost me dad at the start of the first lockdown, and I've never stopped hugging my mum (or my sister). You will need that comfort from each other in the weeks and months to come.

I hugged my mum last week as my dad is very very poorly after a heart attack. We are both low risk (as in minimal contact with others) and it was the right thing to do

Thank goodness you hugged her. Keep on hugging each other. My DW died in July and I hardly hugged her for months as she was a chemo patient and I was protecting her. After she passed away I hugged and was hugged by so many people. How cruel hindsight can be, when we cannot know how short our time with someone will be! I'm so sorry for your loss.

I’m sorry for your loss of your dear dad OP. it’s a terrible time during a pandemic to lose loved ones when the normal things we do to help our grief are not available. Be with your mum and hug her, she’s vulnerable so are you and you need that contact and comfort from each other

I'm so sorry for the loss of your Dad. You and your Mum hug away as much as you need. Thinking of you and your family x

So sorry for your loss

So glad you and your DM got a hug OP.

I never understand the 'what if you gave them covid and died'. Ummm but what if they got covid and died without a hug? That to me is far worse so if both of you want a hug then hug

So sorry for your loss ❤️

Id have done the very same.

But I don’t even have a mum to hug. I am longing for a hug from her. So please, hug her more.