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Default Feb 19, 2017 at 12:30 AM
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I recently found out that a woman I went to high school with died a while back. We weren't BFFs, but I really enjoyed spending time with her. Both of her parents were deaf, so she had a good command of sign language. She'd put on some music and dance while signing the words. It was truly beautiful. A bit like a hula dance. She was such a great person.
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Default Oct 02, 2017 at 12:53 AM
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One time, when I was more depressed than usual, my mom put some tiny flowers in a tiny antique bottle she'd found. The bottle was embossed with the word, "Smile." I still smile when I look at that little bottle.
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Default Oct 11, 2017 at 12:19 PM
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My dad was always trying to keep me smiling and seeing the lighter side of life. When I had relationship troubles he would acknowledge what I said and then tell me about what my mother was saying to him. He always made me feel that we were in some kind of club together where we were both going through hard times, but it was all part of life. His smile was a comfort to me.

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My dad was always trying to keep me smiling and seeing the lighter side of life. When I had relationship troubles he would acknowledge what I said and then tell me about what my mother was saying to him. He always made me feel that we were in some kind of club together where we were both going through hard times, but it was all part of life. His smile was a comfort to me.

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Thanks for posting this, especially today! It would've been my dad's birthday today and I miss him so much!
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Default Oct 11, 2017 at 09:07 PM
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My sister, before she died, became closer to me. I know that it's because she was suffering and had no one else, and I'm happy I could've been there for her. It's like it came full circle because we were really close for a while, and then we grew apart, and then we came together again, albeit through texts and calls long-distance. I feel like at least I have something.

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Default Oct 04, 2018 at 08:32 AM
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I always struggled with math. When I was in second grade, my mom bought math flash cards and worked with me daily to get my math skills up. But I think the best math lesson she taught me was figuring out percentages off at department store sales. She loved a bargain.
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Default Mar 08, 2019 at 12:12 PM
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My friend, Scott, was amazingly talented. He was a master woodcrafter. He taught himself how play many musical instruments. He could play a song after listening to it. I'll never forget him playing a Beatles tune on a thumb drum.

His funeral was attended by such a diverse crowd of people. There were poetry readings, music and scripture readings. There was an urn for his ashes that was made out of a toolbox. Scott would've enjoyed just about every moment of that service.
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My cousin would stick up for me when were kids, he was smart, interesting to talk to and intrigued by life. Why did addiction and possibly anti social personality disorder have to take him away.
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Default Mar 28, 2019 at 11:20 PM
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My dad was awesome and he could fix almost anything around the house. He loved to sail and when I was kid I loved trips to the beach on Sundays to sail.
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My dad liked to cook. He wasn't the best cook, but he reslly tried. I don't have many good memories of him, but I have a couple of them a few days before his passing.

One Sunday afternoon, he cooked for my mom and I. He bought two bottles of white wine, because he knew I dislike red wine. He insisted so much I had a glass with him in the days prior, that even if I didn't really feel like drinking that day, I indulged him. That day he was pretty calm. So I stayed a little longer than usual after lunch, we had tea with cookies, and we just chatted about anything. No screams. No insults. For a moment there, it felt almost normal.

Later that week, he insisted I came over for dinner. It had been a couple of days since I'd seen him, and I was in a lot of physical pain. When I got there, it was late, and I had class in the morning. He told me it wouldn't take him too long to finish, but it took him over an hour to make a homemade tomato sauce for the pasta. As he came over to the table with the food and started serving my plate, he said and for some reason it stuck with me "Cooking is a gift of the self to others." I think the reason why it did is because he seldom displayed selflessness. I hope you RIP
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My dad liked to cook. He wasn't the best cook, but he reslly tried. I don't have many good memories of him, but I have a couple of them a few days before his passing.

One Sunday afternoon, he cooked for my mom and I. He bought two bottles of white wine, because he knew I dislike red wine. He insisted so much I had a glass with him in the days prior, that even if I didn't really feel like drinking that day, I indulged him. That day he was pretty calm. So I stayed a little longer than usual after lunch, we had tea with cookies, and we just chatted about anything. No screams. No insults. For a moment there, it felt almost normal.

Later that week, he insisted I came over for dinner. It had been a couple of days since I'd seen him, and I was in a lot of physical pain. When I got there, it was late, and I had class in the morning. He told me it wouldn't take him too long to finish, but it took him over an hour to make a homemade tomato sauce for the pasta. As he came over to the table with the food and started serving my plate, he said and for some reason it stuck with me "Cooking is a gift of the self to others." I think the reason why it did is because he seldom displayed selflessness. I hope you RIP


related to cooking, my grandmother was a really good cook- in fact her speciality was sunday roasts (in particular the yorkshire puddings)

she used to cook for me on sundays, and not only was it the nicest food, but she would always make sure that I have everything I need, and enough before she even thought about serving herself, even if it meant her waiting ages after me to eat

it was sad when she got dimentia, because I really enjoyed her cooking, and it took a while to sink in that I would never enjoy it again
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I remember sitting in folding chairs and just witnessing the garden, the trees and blue sky with my dad. We did not talk much but I felt good being with him.

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