Remembering my lovely Mum

[Annals1989]

I'm remembering my lovely Mum today on what would have been her 53rd birthday.

She died 2 years ago and I still find it just as hard if not harder to deal with. Maybe more so as I have my own baby girl now.

I wish she was here so I could give her a birthday hug, although I did sing happy birthday to her earlier!

I'm so sorry for your loss. My wonderful mum died 6 months ago today aged 68 - wouldn't wish this pain on my worst enemy xxx

Ah im sorry to hear that. No you're right, losing a parent is an awful pain and no one can feel it until they go through it. Stay strong.

I do that too, sing happy birthday to my dad on his birthday, top of my voice in the car every year for the past 12, even louder on a feb 29th as he was born on a leap year.

It does get easier, you never forget them, ever, it just gets better living with it. I have two sons who never met him and I think what would he say to me if he were hear and it would be "enjoy them and life" so I try to do just hat.

I still fell like a good sob every now & then, I listen to Billy Braggs Tank Park Salute

You sound like a super lovely mum and daughter x

Thank you for your reply How does it effect your sons that they never met their Grandad? I thought about putting together a memory box with pictures of my mum etc for my daughter to gave when she's older do she can see what her granny was like.

My mums dad died before I was born so i never met my grandad, I suppose I now know how my mummy felt when she had me.

My parents were divorced before he died and my mum had remarried, so they have a granddad, although he is very ill at the moment (long story). My oldest son is 10 and I have talked about my dad to him and showed him pics etc. my husbands Dad died when my husband was only 18, I was 27.

I also wrote down lots of things about him after he died, silly sayings, things we did, etc etc, it was good for the grieving process and for the memories x

Awe Im sorry to hear of your loss Annals1989 - (()) I have my mums birthday coming up in September I lost her 4 months ago cant believe we were celebrating her 65th birthday last year, its all still very raw, but not as hard as it was in the earlier days, still get some very hard days though.

I'm sure they love having you sing happy birthday too. x

My thoughts are with you and to you Carocaro so sorry to hear of your loss too. x