Anyone here lost a parent or both? How did you life change after?

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

 

[Tiffrock]

Lost my mom Jan 2011.. I'm an only child..it really hurt..I started drinking heavy for a while.

 

[Cheercomp]

I lost my mother this past September. I didn't pick up any bad habits but i can say that my relationship with my family has really been changed. There feels like an elephant in the room whenever i speak with my father, aunt, grandmother, cousins, etc. I don't get all worked up over little stuff anymore either. I try to enjoy life more b/c i seriously realize how precious those little moments are and how irreplaceable they are.
If you've lost someone, especially a parent, I truly empathize with you. Silly moments in movies will tug at your heart unexpectedly, and stuff will bring tears to your eyes with no warning. Songs that meant nothing to u before will be the most impactful things ever. Yelawolf's "Have a great flight" is a guaranteed tear jerker for me b/c of how closely its words matched some of the words my mother's pastor spoke at the funeral.
Stay strong, keep ya head up, and make ur loved ones proud.

 

[Cheercomp]

Lost my mom Jan 2011.. I'm an only child..it really hurt..I started drinking heavy for a while.

I can't blame you How are you coping now?

 

[Heafcliffe]

Lost my Pops in Nov 2004. Not gonna go into it but, once he passed, I soon became weary of some "family" members and noticed they weren't shyt. Hence us not having a relationship til this day.

Miss him everyday.

 

[ElMorenoFeo809]

My parents are both alive today thanks God but i would lose my shyt if my mom pass away. Like honestly i sometimes hope i pass away before her so i won't feel the pain but then she will have to feel the pain about losing me too... life sucks.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

My father died 2011. It changes your perspective. You find out a lot about yourself and what is bullshyt about the world. It also serves as a reminder that death is real and you will go at some point.
It HURTS.

 

[semicko82]

Lost Dad in 2002 wasn't close with him but I didn't have closure so I'm having issues to this day.

Lost Mom in 2008 I had to become the patriarch of my family at the ripe age of 26.

Mom's death hurt like hell. Get sporadic bouts of depression. I haven't been in a healthy relationship since her death.

Also learned the world is a cold and cruel place no one really gives a damn about you except your parents. This instilled in me a crazy work ethic. I always get compliments on my work ethic.

 

[⠀⠀⠀]

Bro it sucks

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

lost both my real dad and stepdad. a portion of my world is gone, and it made me question my own existence

 

[Blankthawtz]

not ready to tell my story in this thread but my condolences to any/all that have.....

 

[Splakavellie504]

My dad was murdered in front of me when I was a kid. Mom died from cancer when I was 17, two days after I signed to play football at USC. My dad's murder made me very anti social and combative growing up. Mom's death took away all my emotional feeling. Many hours of counseling and a very supportive friend who I'm actually married to now kept me from ruining my life. Also wife's mother and father have truly embraced me as their son so life is very good now.

 

[Guru]

Mom died when I was 3. Can't say I remember things about her because I don't.

 

[AB Ziggy]

I almost lost my dad to a stroke back in summer 2016. The doctor said he wasn't sure if my father would've made it since my dad told us of the symptoms pretty late before we drove him to the hospital.

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

My parents death have made my cynical and jaded along with life post college.

I also realize a lot of my family aint shyt too.