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74. NO this is not inappropriate for GD. I'm glad you posted this.

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 06:46 PM

Feb 2013

When my mom passed, while dubya was still squatting in the White House, it was INCREDIBLY comforting to post this and then to read the beautiful heartfelt posts that followed. It was instantaneous and soon there were loads of them. It was so touching and reaffirming and comforting. They were so wonderful. I was overwhelmed. I'll never forget it.

Many thoughts of love, support, sympathy, prayer, and condolences are coming your way from here, as I know is true elsewhere among those close to you outside of DU.

It's good that you've posted about it here. Please don't hesitate to share what's happened and how you're feeling. Let DUers know. They are many pairs of shoulders checking in, to help you carry this burden. They will buoy you up.

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I don't do many OP's, but considering [View all] Bobbie Jo Feb 2013 OP

i'm sorry JI7 Feb 2013 #1

I'm told your world changes when you lose your mom, they were right. Flashmann Feb 2013 #2

.. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #3

I'm so sorry. alsame Feb 2013 #4

I'm so very sorry, Bobbie Jo cali Feb 2013 #5

Here, with you, Bobbie Jo . . . patrice Feb 2013 #6

So sorry Bobbie Jo PotatoChip Feb 2013 #7

sorry for your loss hfojvt Feb 2013 #8

Been there, Bobbie Jo. I'm soooo sorry. loudsue Feb 2013 #9

I'm so sorry - we can do it Feb 2013 #10

My heart goes out to you NNN0LHI Feb 2013 #11

My mother is none of those things you mention. randome Feb 2013 #12

That's very courageous and honest of you. defacto7 Feb 2013 #56

I lost my mom in '86 to lung cancer panader0 Feb 2013 #13

I'm so sorry, Bobby Jo LeftInTX Feb 2013 #14

I would have been devistated if I'd lost my mom at 71. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #15

Deepest sympathy Bobbie Jo malaise Feb 2013 #16

Hugs. tosh Feb 2013 #17

Bobbie Jo, I am so sorry! Sissyk Feb 2013 #18

I wish you strength and endurance. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #19

Sorry for your loss. ProSense Feb 2013 #20

I'm sorry to hear this. My thoughts will be with you. Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #21

hugs and condolences to you RainDog Feb 2013 #22

Condolences. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #23

I am so sorry - condolences to you and to your family csziggy Feb 2013 #24

Bobbi Jo I am so sorry. DevonRex Feb 2013 #25

I am sorry for your loss :( Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #26

Oh Bobbie Jo, Cha Feb 2013 #27

Sending you some virtual (((hugs))) rivegauche Feb 2013 #28

so very sorry for your loss. littlewolf Feb 2013 #29

I lost my mother in 2010 of Pancreatic cancer. lunatica Feb 2013 #30

Oh my dear, I am so sorry! JNelson6563 Feb 2013 #31

So sorry. progressoid Feb 2013 #32

Sorry to hear this zappaman Feb 2013 #33

1987 for me, but her birthday and Christmas are still my worst times. It does get better. Here's a Tarheel_Dem Feb 2013 #34

My deepest condolences question everything Feb 2013 #35

Remember the good times jehop61 Feb 2013 #36

I am sorry for your loss. cate94 Feb 2013 #37

Sounds like you had a beautiful relationship with your mom. You are very lucky. Hoyt Feb 2013 #38

So sorry, Bobby Jo ReRe Feb 2013 #39

so very sorry for your loss, bobbie jo. hugs and good thoughts coming your way. what a niyad Feb 2013 #40

I'm so sorry, Bobbie Jo. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #41

My wife is dealing with the very same thing right now, so we will both have jtuck004 Feb 2013 #42

Peace, strength, healing to you and your family, Bobbie Jo. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #43

Let me give you a big hug. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #44

I will keep you and yours HappyMe Feb 2013 #45

I'm so sorry union_maid Feb 2013 #46

My mom is just 2 years younger TBF Feb 2013 #47

I'm very sorry Bobbie Jo. I hope you have people around you who knew and loved her too. nolabear Feb 2013 #48

I am so sorry, Bobbie. Losing a mom is so hard and losing one you are close to is the worst. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #49

Sorry for your loss Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #50

There is nothing worse than losing your mom, I'm so sorry. Hamlette Feb 2013 #51

Deepest sympathy thucythucy Feb 2013 #52

so sorry for your loss nt Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #53

. reflection Feb 2013 #54

You're in my thoughts. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #55

So. so sorry. NM Honest_Abe Feb 2013 #57

My heart goes out to you. chowder66 Feb 2013 #58

No matter how old your parent is defacto7 Feb 2013 #59

I'm so sorry cally Feb 2013 #60

So sorry for your loss PADemD Feb 2013 #61

I am so sorry your world changed for that reason. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #62

Sending you love and light Smilo Feb 2013 #63

Two years in, I can verify it changes much probably forever. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #64

Oh, Bobbie Joe... pacalo Feb 2013 #65

My dear, I am so very sorry. juajen Feb 2013 #66

What juajen said tavalon Feb 2013 #123

I'm so sorry renate Feb 2013 #67

I'm so sorry, Bobbie Jo. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #68

It's tough. Tougher than we imagine. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #69

Sorry for your loss Bobbie Jo. Lost my Dad in '07. Still miss him. bluesbassman Feb 2013 #70

So, so very sorry Sheepshank Feb 2013 #71

I'm so sorry for your loss... Phentex Feb 2013 #72

I'm so sorry for your loss. Sounds pretty quick and unexpected, which is really hard. NC_Nurse Feb 2013 #73

NO this is not inappropriate for GD. I'm glad you posted this. calimary Feb 2013 #74

Yes, DU gave me great comfort when I lost my husband of 47 years. juajen Feb 2013 #127

My mom is 72. Blanks Feb 2013 #75

I am so sorry for your loss. yardwork Feb 2013 #76

I'm so sorry horseshoecrab Feb 2013 #77

((((((((((((Bobbie Jo)))))))))))) TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #78

Sending {{{{{hugs}}}}} to you. I lost my mom to this horrible disease nearly 10 years ago kcass1954 Feb 2013 #79

I'm so sorry KT2000 Feb 2013 #80

My heart goes out to you Bobbie Jo... arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #81

Dearest Bobbie Jo.... Uben Feb 2013 #82

I'm so sorry Bobbie Jo. polly7 Feb 2013 #83

(((.....))) handmade34 Feb 2013 #84

My mother Camballo Feb 2013 #85

Our condolences Heathen57 Feb 2013 #86

Sorry for your loss. glinda Feb 2013 #87

Oh sweetie. So very sorry. tblue Feb 2013 #88

I am so sorry for your loss beachgirl2365 Feb 2013 #89

deepest sympathy to you Bobbie Jo BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #90

So sorry to hear about your loss. beveeheart Feb 2013 #91

I'm sorry Bobbie Jo SirRevolutionary Feb 2013 #92

Thank you chervilant Feb 2013 #93

Very sorry to hear of your loss. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #94

A million hugs your way... Tikki Feb 2013 #95

Her love stays with You always! Some part of Her does not pass away--stays with You! hue Feb 2013 #96

I'm so sorry senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #97

Sorry for your loss Bobbie Joe kimbutgar Feb 2013 #98

Condolences, Bobbie Jo deutsey Feb 2013 #99

I lost my mother two months ago Bryn Feb 2013 #100

My condolences mokawanis Feb 2013 #101

I lost my mom to breast cancer 21 years ago... WCGreen Feb 2013 #102

((((((((((())))))))))))) grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #103

Sorry for your loss. n/t Scurrilous Feb 2013 #104

I'm so sorry for your loss... one_voice Feb 2013 #105

This would never be inappropriate for GD, here we grieve DainBramaged Feb 2013 #106

My heart goes out to you Bobbie Jo. brer cat Feb 2013 #107

I'm truly sorry, Bobbie Jo OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #108

Heart radiclib Feb 2013 #109

Hugs Bobbie Jo treestar Feb 2013 #110

Such a moving post. I lost my mom yrs ago, too. No one loves you like a mother. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #111

I'm reading this thread Bobbie Jo Feb 2013 #112

I'm not a host, but this seems a perfectly appropriate place to put this tavalon Feb 2013 #113

I'm so sorry. Chellee Feb 2013 #114

So very sorry for your loss. AtomicKitten Feb 2013 #115

My sympathies for your loss . . . I lost my mother at the age of 15 . . . Now almost 40 years later Liberal In Red State Feb 2013 #116

So sorry Bobbie Jo. Marie Marie Feb 2013 #117

happened to me last summer. i understand. dionysus Feb 2013 #118

Bobbie Jo... Bonobo Feb 2013 #119

THE most appropriate thing, Bobbie Jo... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #120

"Love never goes away, your heart just gets re-arranged for awhile." tavalon Feb 2013 #124

Thanks... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #125

So sorry, and so sad. Mira Feb 2013 #121

I am so sorry your mom has passed riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #122

I'm so sorry for your loss. LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #126

Bobbie Jo Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2013 #128

So sorry, Bobbie Jo Granny M Feb 2013 #129

I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I'm sure that her memory and kindess will stay Number23 Feb 2013 #130

I am so sorry for your loss. (((Hugs))) idwiyo Feb 2013 #131

My heart grieves with you. BigBearJohn Feb 2013 #132

Peace and comfort you and all who loved her. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #133

No matter your age, when you lose your mom, you become an orphan... VOX Feb 2013 #134

I'm so sorry for your unexpected loss. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #135

I'm so sorry... southern_belle Feb 2013 #136

I'm very sorry Hun Joro Feb 2013 #137

I am so sorry. Waltons_Mtn Feb 2013 #138

My heart goes out to you and yours MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #139

i 'm so sorry for your loss barbtries Feb 2013 #140

I am so sorry for your loss. My heart is with you and yours. myrna minx Feb 2013 #141

The world does change. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #142

I'm so sorry. great white snark Feb 2013 #143

I am so, so sorry for your loss. Still Blue in PDX Feb 2013 #144

I am so sorry, and I know how you're feeling... ms liberty Feb 2013 #145

Very sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing the story with us (n/t) Moostache Feb 2013 #146

I'm sorry for your loss and feel your tribute was very appropriate. maddiemom Feb 2013 #147

{{hugs}} Delphinus Feb 2013 #148

So sorry for your loss life long demo Feb 2013 #149

Bobbie Jo, I am SO sorry for your loss. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #150

My deepest condolences pintobean Feb 2013 #151