Orangeslice13, a blessing to those around him…..Again

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95 Vol Alum said:
JayBird was all in on the 70's it would appear.
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Funny story.
JayBird was color blind. That means mom was more into the 70s than he was. She sent him off to a conference once with three separate outfits. One for each day. The day he came back he was wearing a tie, jacket and pants from each of the outfits. (1970s attire). Mom said “how was your trip?” And he could tell by the smile something wasn’t right. He immediately asked “can we just skip ahead to where you tell me what I did wrong?”


@95 Vol Alum on a serious note, you make me smile often. I do appreciate that.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Aaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!



That’s all.
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Different disease, same outcome.

There were things I needed to get out, that few would understand. I just needed to say some things out loud. Some of it was really ugly.

I had someone that understood. Someone that had been there. And they offered to be the ear for me. And I'm offering it to you.

I'm so sorry friend.
 
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vollygirl said:
Different disease, same outcome.

There were things I needed to get out, that few would understand. I just needed to say some things out loud. Some of it was really ugly.

I had someone that understood. Someone that had been there. And they offered to be the ear for me. And I'm offering it to you.

I'm so sorry friend.
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Not many understand the devastation that cruel disease does to a family. The one that has it is oblivious to what it does to everyone around them. Regardless if it’s close family, caregivers or anyone that runs into them on a day to day. Crap. An ear is always valuable. Listening is a beautiful tool, I wish more of us understood that better.
 
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Orangeredblooded said:
Not many understand the devastation that cruel disease does to a family. The one that has it is oblivious to what it does to everyone around them. Regardless if it’s close family, caregivers or anyone that runs into them on a day to day. Crap. An ear is always valuable. Listening is a beautiful tool, I wish more of us understood that better.
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Thanks @vollygirl

@Orangeredblooded

The worst thing Is my dad was popular. So now I’ve got people calling me to tell me how great he was. I appreciate it from people I know. But these are people I never heard of. I should be grateful. I’m glad he touched so many people. But for some reason it’s just making me mad. I really should be grateful to hear about it but that’s just not what I’m feeling.

Grief is a weird emotion.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Thanks @vollygirl

@Orangeredblooded

The worst thing Is my dad was popular. So now I’ve got people calling me to tell me how great he was. I appreciate it from people I know. But these are people I never heard of. I should be grateful. I’m glad he touched so many people. But for some reason it’s just making me mad. I really should be grateful to hear about it but that’s just not what I’m feeling.

Grief is a weird emotion.
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Leave the phone off the hook.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Thanks @vollygirl

@Orangeredblooded

The worst thing Is my dad was popular. So now I’ve got people calling me to tell me how great he was. I appreciate it from people I know. But these are people I never heard of. I should be grateful. I’m glad he touched so many people. But for some reason it’s just making me mad. I really should be grateful to hear about it but that’s just not what I’m feeling.

Grief is a weird emotion.
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Orangeslice13 said:
Thanks @vollygirl

@Orangeredblooded

The worst thing Is my dad was popular. So now I’ve got people calling me to tell me how great he was. I appreciate it from people I know. But these are people I never heard of. I should be grateful. I’m glad he touched so many people. But for some reason it’s just making me mad. I really should be grateful to hear about it but that’s just not what I’m feeling.

Grief is a weird emotion.
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Sometimes silence is golden when a person is processing the ‘steps of grief’ 😒. Truth. There isn’t any steps to follow. The anger I felt after each of my siblings passing was different for each of them as it’s different for the person feeling it and it’s normal. The word ‘normal’ doesn’t even belong in this context. I can remember standing at the crap show of well meaning friends, saying whatever they wanted me to say, listening to crap (sorry folks, we really never remember that stuff) and just wanting to be left alone with just silence to be my companion to just remember memories every single time. I wished I could help you Mark, but I can’t. I have two ears or in this case, two eyes.
 
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Sorry for the loss of your dad. Saturday will mark 6 years since I lost mine. I keep waiting for the "it gets easier" part, but I haven't found it yet. Hold tight to your family, make sure your boys know how much you love them. God bless, my friend.
 
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****Inappropriate humor warning ****

so the Red Woman and I are both to be cremated when we pass. I told the boys to mix my ashes with concrete and poor it into a mold of a dog flipping a bird to put in the garden. the Red Women said “over my dead body” so I changed the instructions to say that her earn was to be buried and marked with my dog statue. That way her instructions were followed exactly. Our attorney laughed but has made the change.
I figure that will be my last joke when the will is read.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I’m other news.
The Jewish believer (me) has been ask to open the service tomorrow with a pray in front of the family which is a mixture of southern Baptist and Jews

What could possibly go wrong
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You got this. Have someone to record it so you’ll have it. I know my crap times at important funerals I couldn’t tell you much about the whole thing. I’m sure you’ve already thought about this. I just wished I had at the times.

Edit: old woman in me forgot that my heart will be with you and your family. Unfortunately, the old woman memory will be absent.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I’m other news.
The Jewish believer (me) has been ask to open the service tomorrow with a pray in front of the family which is a mixture of southern Baptist and Jews

What could possibly go wrong
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Can you speak Hebrew with a really strong Southern accent?

All kidding aside, I’m sorry that you have one more hair-pulling-out task on your plate at an already tough time. I’m absolutely certain that you will nail it. 🙏🏻
 
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VolNExile said:
Can you speak Hebrew with a really strong Southern accent?

All kidding aside, I’m sorry that you have one more hair-pulling-out task on your plate at an already tough time. I’m absolutely certain that you will nail it. 🙏🏻
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Thanks Exie.
I’m going to open with a call to the G-d of my fathers by reciting Psalms 8 and then wing the prayer from there.
🤞
 
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