I need that laugh

32 minutes ago, OldDude said:

SEE!! That man listens and learns! It's always a good way to end a conversation with your better half with, "love you." It gets so ingrained it becomes like breathing. ?

AWWWWW! Sweet Petunia is a lucky lady. @MHDNURSE thank you for the giggle!

But just to clarify, is this a single dad...? ?

I LOVE IT.

I have a cup of grapes on my desk that I am snacking on when a 2nd grader comes in and tells me his stomach hurts, after examing him and determining he can return to class he informs "I think if I had a grape or two that it would cure my belly ache". ??

21 hours ago, OldDude said:

SEE!! That man listens and learns! It's always a good way to end a conversation with your better half with, "love you." It gets so ingrained it becomes like breathing. ?

For everything my parents have been through in their lives, and it's been a lot, I really appreciate the importance they placed on regularly saying "I love you".

I remember as a kid, sometimes my dad would stop what he was doing and say to me "When was the last time I told you I loved you?" and awkward preteen me would mumble something like "I don't know, I think yesterday". And then he'd say it again and tell me I was a good kid, just to make sure too much time hadn't passed since the last one.

Just gonna go finish cutting these onions now...

1 hour ago, UrbanHealthRN said:

For everything my parents have been through in their lives, and it's been a lot, I really appreciate the importance they placed on regularly saying "I love you".

I remember as a kid, sometimes my dad would stop what he was doing and say to me "When was the last time I told you I loved you?" and awkward preteen me would mumble something like "I don't know, I think yesterday". And then he'd say it again and tell me I was a good kid, just to make sure too much time hadn't passed since the last one.

Just gonna go finish cutting these onions now...

? This made me tearful. I lost my dad last year and he always made sure to always tell me he was proud of me, even on the last day I spent with him before he died. Now I am crying.

22 hours ago, OldDude said:

SEE!! That man listens and learns! It's always a good way to end a conversation with your better half with, "love you." It gets so ingrained it becomes like breathing. ?

Agreed! My family is so verbally affectionate and I never thought anything of it because it was such a routine part of our day to say "I love you" and my dad and mom said it often to each other. Now I say it often to my kids and they say it back. It cannot be said often enough.

One of the things we had on display at my dad's memorial was a little post it note that my sister pocketed while she was at my parents house one day. It was a note that my dad left for my mom that read:

Dearest (my mom's name),

I went to the store. I'll be back soon.

Love you forever, (Dad's name) xoxo

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3 minutes ago, OldDude said:

If I get to Heaven, I'm looking him up. (and it WAS him you saw in the yard)

IF??? OD, I have a feeling you will be fast tracked there!

8 minutes ago, OldDude said:

If I get to Heaven, I'm looking him up. (and it WAS him you saw in the yard)

I'm sure you'll enjoy each other's company!

I have no doubt it was him I saw. Hot damn do I miss him.