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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was 31 when I lost my dad (he was 62 - heart attack) and I was 46 when I lost my mom (she was 76 - cancer). What has been the lasting impact? It puts a perspective on work/life balance. My dad never made it to retirement. Sure, he loved his work, but he also had big plans for him and mom for when he stopped. They never got to do those things. Sadness that dad never knew my son. He would have been a fantastic grandad. Mom was an amazing grandmother: she worshipped her first-born grandchild and my sister's kids after that. So that's why I find it particularly hurtful that my ILs are so indifferent towards my son and make so little effort with him (a birthday card would be nice). [/quote] Wow. This is almost exactly my story, except parents were divorced and my mom did not live to meet her only grandson. (He's due in August.) My inlaws are aluve but will not be a part of his life. It makes me very sad. I had wonderful grandparents.[/quote]
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