NRR: odd question about family?

You are being an ass to your father.

Your mother is dead. He is 76 years old. Let him find whatever happiness he can wherever he can. Don't make it about you.

With all due respect, you don't have to go to your mother's grave to spend "private time" with your her. Surely you're intelligent enough to know that you're really only spending time with a cold stone and a wooden box full of remains.

In reality, you can't spend "private time" with your mother at all. She is gone. If you somehow feel that she can look down upon you, then it's a safe assumption that you don't have to be at her grave site for her to do so.

As far as your father is concerned, you and your siblings should not be so damned selfish. Would it make you feel better to know that your father is lonely? Frankly, you should respect the woman for wanting to accompany you and your father to the grave site. It shows that she has sympathy and respect for your mother's memory, and that she's probably not out to take your mother's place.

If you are any kind of of human being at all, you will apologize to your father and his ex-girlfriend, and you will beg her to give your father a second chance.

Selfish trash like you make me sick....

I have got to agree with Mr. Obvious on this one. Wouldn't your Mom have wanted him to find someone else and be happy?

Yes, I guess you are right. It's just so awkward, but I know I need to be more compassionate. It's hard to do, however. Thanks for the opinions. I welcome any more suggestions.

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Saw the same letter in Dear Abby today.

hook em wrote:

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Saw the same letter in Dear Abby today.

This is starting to happen more around here. Leave Dear Abby to the newspaper.

DAMNIT! LOL. This Dear Abby stuff is hilarious. Thanks for being such good sports, all!

anxious john wrote:

DAMNIT! LOL. This Dear Abby stuff is hilarious. Thanks for being such good sports, all!

Dammit, I should have gone with my first instinct which was to ask for pics on the new girlfriend.

Pics of mom?

pics of sisters!

weekly visits to your mother's grave.... wow...

Even more hilarious was a letter she published about two weeks ago from a wife who complained that her husband had started having a whiz anytime and place he wanted to and their son was now picking up the habit.

Funny... saw the same question in Dear Abby this afternoon.

My thought was... why the hell does the dad give a poop what the kids think about his new gf. Special time with mother? she's DEAD! Get over it and move on.

Those kids need to dig mom up, cremate her and keep her urn in one of their houses.

Just a quick bump for the night owls. Thanks in advance for any advice.

"Uh-uh, Mother-m-mother, uh, what is the phrase? She isn't quite herself today."