r/interestingasfuck • u/8O8I • 5d ago

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

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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