warn
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Post by warn on May 31, 2024 14:52:42 GMT
I have now lived one day longer than my father.
I feel that ought to have some significance, and perhaps it does, but I can't quite grasp it.
Oh well. Back to the treadmill.
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Post by mostlywrong on May 31, 2024 15:37:02 GMT
I have now lived one day longer than my father. I feel that ought to have some significance, and perhaps it does, but I can't quite grasp it. Oh well. Back to the treadmill. I have researched my family history and have managed to get back to the early 1800s - 11 generations.
I am a mongrel: Scots, Irish, Co Durham and Welsh (is Monmouthshire English or Welsh??).
Their occupations include ag labs, coal miners, cottars, bus driver, shepherds and did I mention the ag labs?
The common thread in all of that is how young they were when they died. Mostly in their 50s for the men and 40s for the girls.
And that ignores the swathes of children who did not reach their teens.
And the fair number who did not survive the 2 wars: all four of my grandparents were dead before I was born: TB x2, childbirth and alcohol.
I would raise a glass (just the one, mind...) to his memory and thank the Lord that we live in a decent country, in a time of plenty, and with a much better health system to aid us if we fall ill.
MW
Edited for temperance...
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Post by rscal on May 31, 2024 20:13:51 GMT
My Father lived to 79, his brother to 82 and he would have had on elder brother too, who died of whooping cough as infact before either of them were born. My mother was from a family of eight all of whom survived to adulthood. Tough times make tough people. Mum was the longest lived at 90.
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Post by bracknellboy on May 31, 2024 21:09:43 GMT
I have now lived one day longer than my father. I feel that ought to have some significance, and perhaps it does, but I can't quite grasp it. Oh well. Back to the treadmill. I think it is a good time for reflection, but also celebration, both to his memory and to our living in (historically) good times. My father passed away about 6 months ago, at the age of 91. If I get to his age, I will be very grateful, but would want to do so in a better cognitive and physical state than he was in the last couple of years. Still, there was still a lot of valuable time we had in that last period, regardless of the amount of worry, stress, load. My mother should have lived longer but in essence died from self inflicted ill health: smoking. She still got through to her mid 80's mind you. But her aunt lived to about 101 or 102, as did her grandmother. The men though did not fair so well.
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Post by toffeeboy on Jun 4, 2024 9:50:01 GMT
I have now lived one day longer than my father. I feel that ought to have some significance, and perhaps it does, but I can't quite grasp it. Oh well. Back to the treadmill. I suppose make the most of any more time you have and live it for your self and your father as he never got to experience these times. The actual age is a factor as well. My SO was 52 last year which was the age her mum was when she lost her to cancer so a very poignant milestone, we feel so young it brings home how much of her life was taken from her.
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