tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post5920670262618010276..comments2023-10-11T05:12:39.673-04:00Comments on The Crafty Southpaw: On cryingcraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-38589592206015725732008-06-02T19:31:00.000-04:002008-06-02T19:31:00.000-04:00I hope the pain fades sooner rather than later, bu...I hope the pain fades sooner rather than later, but as someone already mentioned, it will fade. Time really does do that. And in it's place I hope all the great memories of your time with your father will surface and add some comfort to your life. Love you, my friend.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>"Stuck in the Middle with You"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-71381717965009570422008-05-29T16:10:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:10:00.000-04:00well I got to read it and did some crying as well....well I got to read it and did some crying as well. Oh how it hurts. Lets hope the pain goes away and only good memories stay.love ya,meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-37824063398466938912008-05-24T07:52:00.000-04:002008-05-24T07:52:00.000-04:00Be glad for the time you were given together. I l...Be glad for the time you were given together. I lost my dad when I was 13 years old. A lot of people lose their's even younger. When it starts to hurt, thank the heavens that your father got to live to see you become a grown man, and be there for you to teach you all you needed to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-16552255506646430382008-05-23T23:37:00.000-04:002008-05-23T23:37:00.000-04:00First off, you need a good long break from daily l...First off, you need a good long break from daily life to let the feelings flow without distraction...a good long 1 or 2 weeks along a beach, or in the woods, or on a mountain (just not a cliff). Take some time to mope, and remember, and mourn, and do some soul-searching introspective thinking. And, hey, you are welcome to come up to our little mountain retreat and enjoy the hospitality of our sofa bed or various local lodging establishments, and get your wallowing on. You and Big Bro could mope together--it'd do you both some good.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, when you cry, you do in fact release built-up hormone levels through the tear ducts. I learned this through a book written by Dr. Oz and Dr. Rosen--those Real Age, Oprah-loving docs. That doesn't mean that your very real grief is going to flow out those ducts along with those hormones...but you should feel a little better (very little whilst in the midst of grieving, but still) right after.<BR/><BR/>So, let it flow, it'll probably flow you right into the next stage of grieving and eventually you'll come to acceptance and be able to fondly embrace all the great memories and moments you've collected through the years.<BR/><BR/>big hugs, man.<BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>taraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-13728859282478652272008-05-23T23:19:00.000-04:002008-05-23T23:19:00.000-04:00It WILL fade. I lost my brother to cancer, and it...It WILL fade. I lost my brother to cancer, and it took about 3 months for it to stop hurting every day.<BR/><BR/>The pain will fade to a point where you can function, and not feel like you want to curl up into a ball. Sooner than you think, you will be able to think of your Dad and be sad but not devastated.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you. I thought my life was over when my brother died, but 16 years later, I'm still kicking.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065039930282401295noreply@blogger.com