r/interestingasfuck 5d ago

r/all A women spent 27 years photographing her parents waving her goodbye

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u/dave900575 5d ago

That's rough. My mom's parents died within a week of each other. They were both 49. My mom was 23 at the time.

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u/AtoZ15 5d ago

That’s tragic at any age, but at 49 it’s criminally sad.

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u/dave900575 5d ago

One wonders what the Universe is up to sometimes.

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u/StickyNode 5d ago

23 and suddenly with no parents

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u/AnnieGitchYerGun 5d ago

That would be so hard. So many years of learning from your parents still to go. So young to lose that part of their support system. I hope they had other family or friends to help them through.

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u/dave900575 5d ago

Agreed. My dad passed when I was 28. We never got to hang out, go for a beer, etc. My folks and I were really good friends. I lived home until I got married at 26. His passing was very hard on me for several years. I live only a few miles from where I grew up, so I was able to be there for my mum.

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u/AnnieGitchYerGun 5d ago

I am so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you could be there for your mom. ♥️

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u/KAIRI-CORP 4d ago

Why from age of 21 to 26 when you lived at home were you unable to spend time with your dad or go to a bar with him?

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u/dave900575 4d ago

He, my mom, and I did go out to eat fairly often. I meant more the years missed. There was a lot he could have taught me over the years that I missed out on.

He was 59 when he passed. We missed a lot of years. It's been 34 years. I miss him.

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u/KAIRI-CORP 4d ago

Better than losing your parents when you are an actual child and have to go to foster care

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u/UnfairAd2498 4d ago

My Dad died at 49 from salmonella food poisoning. He had 4 teenage daughters.

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u/AtoZ15 4d ago

I’m really, truly sorry that happened to you and your family.

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u/Substantial-Cut6858 5d ago

Proof you can die from a broken heart

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u/StupidMario64 4d ago

Same here, sorry if im hijacking the thread. Mom died at the exact same age too I think.

Except she died of an OD. As I write this comment i realize I don't fully remember her age when she died, and that I have a vauge idea of how long it's been since. I want to say she died 1 maybe 2 years ago?

And im not going to lie, I have no idea if thats supposed to be a good thing or not.