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[quote=Anonymous]I can so relate, OP. My mom died at 66, and my sister and I had a very hard time dealing with my dad’s partner in the following years. We didn’t see her much at first and found it hard to be around her or even talk about her with our dad. But then we saw how important the companionship was for our dad—they traveled, they read the papers together, they watched and discussed movies, all the little things that help keep one mentally and physically healthy. When my dad eventually got ill and passed, I was so grateful for his partner’s help and love and support. I ended up being glad she was there for him, though she never—of course—replaced my mom. But that first year was very hard—I felt protective of my mom, bitter, angry, a lot of very natural emotions. [/quote]
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