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- Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
- Date: Monday, 27 Jul 1992 20:38:19 EST
- From: Chris Maukonen <chris@aquarius.cc.ucf.edu>
- Message-ID: <92209.203819MAUKONEN@UCF1VM.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: alt.support
- Subject: Re: eighth anniversary of dad's death..
- References: <63960019@acf3.NYU.EDU>
- Lines: 39
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- In article <63960019@acf3.NYU.EDU>, moy@acf3.NYU.EDU (Gloria J. Moy,N.DORM
- C3,(212)9983456,) says:
- >
- >Today is the eighth anniversary of my father's death. I have mixed
- >feelings about his death. Actually, I had a dream, that my sister had
- >gone back to the hospital to find out how my dad died and she was given
- >the run around by the nurses. Then she finally finds a doctor who is
- >trying to help...-then I woke up. I'm angry at my dad, but I guess too,
- >I miss him alot. You know I never had a chance to make peace with him,
- >and to share (what today are my accomplishments) with him, seeking
- >his approval-something that I never got from him.
- >
- >So thats whats happening in my life today.
-
- Just reading this post stirs up a lot of feelings.
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- My father died 26 years and 6 months ago. I was 14 at the time. The night
- before he died I had a fight with him and I still do not remember if I ever
- made up with him. To this day I am still trying to get rid of the anger and
- resentment I have towards him. Due to the abuse, neglect and lack of caring.
- Not only that, I just found out from my mother that he knew he was sick
- years before he died and refused to due anything about it. This of course
- raised some even stronger feelings of anger not only at him but at my
- mother also for not insisting that he go to a doctor. I know what it was like
- trying to gain the approval and never getting it for I never got any from my
- dad either. Now I always seem to be seeking the approval of others and
- feeing hurt when I do not get it. And always feeling inaadequate. So I push
- myself and try to be perfect at everything I do and never measuring up to
- my own standards. Trying to hide my feelings behind a mask of arrogance and
- judgemnet of other people.
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- I am getting better. I am begining to connect with other people. But I still
- feel so empty sometimes. And I still wonder if it well ever go away.
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- Chris
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