# My mom is gone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689 "2016-02-10T07:30:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/21 "2016-02-10T11:47:18Z")
_Te acompaño en el sentimiento._ ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/22 "2016-02-10T12:23:41Z")
I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/23 "2016-02-10T12:28:17Z")
Very sorry to hear this. Be good to yourself and your family. My thoughts are with you. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/24 "2016-02-10T12:43:03Z")
Rest eternal grant unto her, O Lord, And may Light perpetual shine upon her face. I am very sorry to hear of your loss, **Bricker**. [Aside: your son is a teenager?!? I remember the thread announcing you were getting married! \* Tempus fugit\* indeed.] ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/25 "2016-02-10T12:48:08Z")
Peace, Bricker. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/26 "2016-02-10T12:50:21Z")
Requiescant in pace. My deepest condolences for your loss. I’m now the ‘oldest’ of the family (62); all the rest are gone now. It’s sometimes hard to accept that. Be well. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/27 "2016-02-10T12:52:04Z")
The losd of a parent is always hard. My condolences, Bricker. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/28 "2016-02-10T12:56:41Z")
Bricker, sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/29 "2016-02-10T13:00:54Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/30 "2016-02-10T13:01:39Z")
So sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/31 "2016-02-10T13:05:27Z")
Your thread title is always hard to read. But it’s even more difficult when it’s your turn to say it. Please accept my condolences. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/32 "2016-02-10T13:20:48Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > _Te acompaño en el sentimiento._ My sentiments as well. Be well. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/33 "2016-02-10T13:32:00Z")
Sorry Bricker. I lost my mother recently so I understand your loss. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/34 "2016-02-10T13:36:23Z")
You have my sympathies, Bricker. Take care of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Calla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Calla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/35 "2016-02-10T13:41:52Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/36 "2016-02-10T13:45:10Z")
Very sorry for your loss, and best wishes to your family. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/37 "2016-02-10T13:49:29Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > My grief is ultimately selfish. I know this. She has gone from discomfort and pain to an eternity with God. I should be cheering, and in a way that’s hard to describe, I am. You’re not just grieving her death. You’re grieving the loss of her in your life. It’s perfectly normal to want our loved ones around forever. Scream, laugh, throw things, cry, do whatever you need to do. She sounds like a helluva lady and I’d love to hear some stories about her when you’re up to it. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/38 "2016-02-10T13:54:57Z")
No matter how old you are, it’s just wrong when a parent dies. My mom died 5 years, my dad 12, and there are still times I think “I’ll just ask Dad…No, I can’t.” I’m sorry for your loss Bricker. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/39 "2016-02-10T13:57:27Z")
The souls of the faithful departed, thru the mercy of Christ, rest in peace. And you said it yourself earlier, **Bricker** - when we are born, we cry, and everyone else laughs. And thru God’s mercy, when we die, everyone else cries, and we laugh. Forever. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689/40 "2016-02-10T14:00:59Z")
Very sorry for your loss. My sympathies to your family. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-gone/745689.md?page=3)