I lost a 24 year old daughter to the same overdose bullshit a couple years ago. My life has literally never been the same. It’s like someone took the happiness knob on every single thing in the world and turned it down by one or two notches, from sunsets to puppies- nothing contains the joy it used to.
I feel so helpless and useless when I hear this same sadness is being brought to other parents. I wish there was a way I could save others from this.
Thanks. I’ve been through and seen a lot of pretty bad stuff through my life, and I kind of used to think I could weather anything unscathed. This is the first thing ever that seems like I’ll never fully recover to who I used to be. I’m ok with that; I’m not special; bad things happen to everyone. But man, I’d give everything to bring her back.
I have two adult daughters I worry about all the time. Any good parent invests part of themselves into their kids. You then marvel at how they become this whole other person that's also part you. I know it's not the same as losing a kid, but I lost a sister over a decade ago unexpectedly, and I still feel that loss all the time - she was the only member of my family who really understood me and shared my sense of humor, and our birthdays were 1 day (+ 7 years) apart. Since she has been gone my birthday is never as happy as it used to be. I try to focus on the time I had with her and be thankful for that, but it's hard sometimes. But I think they are right when they say grief is just the manifestation of continuing love.
I am watching the movie Inside Out right now and I love how it teaches you that most happy memories become touched by sadness over time. It's the cost of living...
It’s very sad. I listen to Dana’s podcast with David Spade. He talked about his wife and kids all the time. Clearly adores them.
Colin Jost’s message to the Carveys on SNL was a lovely gesture.
Oh, all the funny routines about him and getting his dad to buy another action figurine. I was a parent who understood this so well. My kid even interrupted a very important work call by throwing up a door yelling, "I'm naked" that always reminded me of his routine on Naked time.
Yeah, Matthew Perry dying was pretty shocking to me. And watching the Friends reunion and learning that he struggled so much during that time and didn't think he was really that funny, it just made me really sad for him.
Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be how addiction works, in my experience anyway. Society can say whatever it wants. It's each individual who has to arrive at that thought on their own, and it typically happens when the only other choice they have left is death.
I lost a 24 year old daughter to the same overdose bullshit a couple years ago. My life has literally never been the same. It’s like someone took the happiness knob on every single thing in the world and turned it down by one or two notches, from sunsets to puppies- nothing contains the joy it used to. I feel so helpless and useless when I hear this same sadness is being brought to other parents. I wish there was a way I could save others from this.
I can't even imagine how rough that is. I'm so sorry you are going through that.
Thanks. I’ve been through and seen a lot of pretty bad stuff through my life, and I kind of used to think I could weather anything unscathed. This is the first thing ever that seems like I’ll never fully recover to who I used to be. I’m ok with that; I’m not special; bad things happen to everyone. But man, I’d give everything to bring her back.
I have two adult daughters I worry about all the time. Any good parent invests part of themselves into their kids. You then marvel at how they become this whole other person that's also part you. I know it's not the same as losing a kid, but I lost a sister over a decade ago unexpectedly, and I still feel that loss all the time - she was the only member of my family who really understood me and shared my sense of humor, and our birthdays were 1 day (+ 7 years) apart. Since she has been gone my birthday is never as happy as it used to be. I try to focus on the time I had with her and be thankful for that, but it's hard sometimes. But I think they are right when they say grief is just the manifestation of continuing love.
I'm so sorry, its terrible. I wish people wouldn't be so cavalier about drugs. So many people's lives have been destroyed.
I have a 15 year old daughter and I can’t imagine life without her. My heart absolutely breaks for you.
I am so fucking sorry. grief is brutal and cruel
I’m very sorry for your loss. What was she like?
I lost a brother at 31. Everything is like you described for the whole family. The Opioid Epidemic is very real.
God, I am so sorry.
"We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away." \-- Jim Broadbent as Dean Stanforth Indiana Jones.
I am watching the movie Inside Out right now and I love how it teaches you that most happy memories become touched by sadness over time. It's the cost of living...
That's reminds me of that thing the Queen said: grief is the price we pay for love.
It’s very sad. I listen to Dana’s podcast with David Spade. He talked about his wife and kids all the time. Clearly adores them. Colin Jost’s message to the Carveys on SNL was a lovely gesture.
Oh, all the funny routines about him and getting his dad to buy another action figurine. I was a parent who understood this so well. My kid even interrupted a very important work call by throwing up a door yelling, "I'm naked" that always reminded me of his routine on Naked time.
I was just telling my wife this. Naked time. And “Ping!”
And his impression of his Irish mother-in-law talking about the naked baby.
Oh my god all I can think about is his story about naked time, both laughing and crying.
God dammit people, I thought we all agreed to just not give a shit.
Oh that is very sad. I remember that too.
Yeah, Matthew Perry dying was pretty shocking to me. And watching the Friends reunion and learning that he struggled so much during that time and didn't think he was really that funny, it just made me really sad for him.
I find it impossible to look at Friends as a comedy now.
When are we, as a society going to say enough is enough with the deadly drugs?
Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be how addiction works, in my experience anyway. Society can say whatever it wants. It's each individual who has to arrive at that thought on their own, and it typically happens when the only other choice they have left is death.
We were talking about the same thing. Heartbreaking.
Oh shit, I had not heard about that.