Mum would have been 47 today. I miss her so much.

[snotbox]

It would have been my mums birthday today - she died of cancer 4 years ago before I had my kids. She would have been the best granny in the world . I miss her.

have you lost someone too 006? I know what you mean about reminders that catch you by surprise - I was at a concert last year and someone sang a song that I had only ever hear my mum sing and I couldnt help crying. Most of the time I can think of her and smile but sometimes it is hard.

i am not looking forward to birthdays anniversaries as i lost my dad 2 weeks ago his funeral was on wednesday it just doesn`t seem to have sunk in yet so sort of know what you mean.

It does take a while to sink in mummy2jake but it does get better, things do catch you out though. I judst feel like when I am having a really hard day I just want a hug from my mum and no one else will do - is that weird? I am 26 fgs!

Gosh your mum was terribly young!. So, so sorry. How sad she never saw your children. Hope you get through today.

Thinking of you snotbox. My mum dies August 2004 unexpectadly at 48yrs old - exactly 2 weeks after Jessica was born.

It would have been my mums 50th birthday in Feb and as a mark of the special day, we had Rebecca christened on that day.

I know what you mean about wanting a hug, Im 23 and miss her so much. It is the little things that catch you out - things on tv especially get to me.

One thing we always do on anniversarys/birthdays etc is go to our nearest beach and chuck some pebbles in the water.... not sure why i started to do this, other than the fact that my mums ashes are scattered in scotland on the beach.

I am with you all - lost my dad four years ago when DS was 2 - he never got to meet DD - he would have adored her like he did my son. It is the anniversary of his death on 10/4 and his birthday on 16/4. Still have my mum luckily - she is nearly seventy - they were married 42 years - I look after her and support her - she gets very depreseed - so I don't think about how much I miss him - I have no one to tell. I just bottle it all up - didn't get the chance to greive because of mum needing me.

Aw, that's so sad. She was so young!

thanks to everyone for support and hugs to all of you who have lost someone dear to them.

I'm with all of you too, it is very hard. mum died of cancer age 59 nov 2004 (i was 22) I was 8 weeks pregnant at the time. So sad she never got to see her granddaugher what a lovely thought jarm to christen your dd on the aniversary.
We will miss them always x

Snotbox
Really hit home - I shall be 47 tomorrow - and I now won't whinge about my age, just thank God I'm still able to enjoy life.
It would have been my Dad's birthday on Monday, so my birthday always feels only 'half full', as we tended to have joint celebrations.
You Mum will still have a huge influence over your children, because she taught you the values that you are now passing on to them.
Hope your good memories give you a smile.

I really understand how you feel. I lost my dad when I was 15 and my mum when I was 22 (i'm 29 now). My 2 children never met my parents either and it's this that I find the hardest to accept. My dp's parents are great but they have 7 grandkids my two would have been my parents' first (i'm an only child) and I don't think anything compares to a maternal grandmother. Thinking of you today and on Mother's day.

thinking of all of you that have lost parents.. i cry if I even let myself think about it.. lots of hugs

I am so very sorry and thinking of you and praying for you right now. I lost my dad 5 years ago to a heart attack. I still miss him so much. He never even got to meet his gorgeous grandchildren. [[hugs]] to you snotbox. xx

I am truly sorry for your loss, i lost my mum 8 wks today. It happened so suddenly we are still in shock. She was 57 had a stroke, before hand she was looking after my sis children one of them found her which is still traumatising.
She was a big part of our every day life. One min it does not feel liek its actually happening and other times i cant stop the pain nor the tears. My 2yr old son keeps me going eery day but i have my family around me and we are all holding on to each other (incase we fall down) I dont tink we will ever stop missing her or if this pain ever goes away but all i know is when i think of her i laugh at the things she used to do. I still have her dinners she used to make up and freez (she was an italian cook brilliant one!) and i cant bring myself to eat any of it because the taste and smell will just set me off again. I am 29wks and its so painful knowing she wont be hear but i know in spirit she will.

My thoughts are also with you all today - I lost my Dad 16 years ago today, it seems so long now since I saw him. Time definitely helps with the healing process and I always try to remember all the happy things that he was part of rather than what my Mother and my DB & DS have missed out on. I just wish that my 4 yr old DS could have met his Granddad they look so alike which in some way is comforting..... but today it just makes me sad. I think I will just hug the kids that little bit more this evening they seem to understand how I feel. Sending hugs.

My mum died about 6 weeks ago - she hung on till an hour after my birthday had finished.