Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
My beloved grandmother & grandfather died around the same time period (one month apart from each other). I honestly can't tell you the year off the top of my head. I'd need to count backwards or maybe look at a calendar.
TBH, I read that transcript and its not a big deal.
-Early 40s UMC Dad
My mother and father died two years apart and you bet I know the exact dates - month, day and year of their deaths.
It is difficult to believe that someone who brings up his son's death at every opportune time cannot recall even the year in which he died.
It makes me wonder what other important events and details he cannot recall.... especially when it comes to our national security.
Not it is not difficult to believe. And those of us who have lost loved ones and talk about them and their deaths constantly but need some minutes to recall the the exact timing of when they died know it is not difficult.
Maybe you should read the entire transcript and then you will not be worried about what he can and can't recall. Because you'll see how much he remembers about such things you are "worrying" about. Pretty amazing if you ask me. But I bet you won't read it all because you just want to score a point that you are so superior for remembering the exact dates of your parents' deaths. If I were cruel I'd say maybe that points to your lack of deep grief over their losses, since grief can really mess with one's memory (as those of us who have experienced it deeply can attest). But I am not Trump or a MAGA, so I don't make that accusation because I am not mean-spirited. I do know that mourning comes in all sorts of forms and it is absolutely not strange that someone who has suffered the unfathomable loss of a child might in an atmosphere of being grilled hesitate about the exact year of the death even though he remembered the exact date. For me, I can remember the years of my terrible losses but I couldn't tell you the exact days of the month or even the day of the week it was. And I have a phenomenal memory. I give others grace when it comes to loss. Maybe you should try it some time. It'll make you feel like a better human being.