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- From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp)
- Subject: Re: eighth anniversary of dad's death..
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- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.182045.19000@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:20:45 GMT
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- chris@aquarius.cc.ucf.edu (Chris Maukonen) writes:
-
- : 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
-
- He had the right to not go to the doctor. That was his choice to make. The
- fallout of that choice was that he hurt you and your mother and probably
- meny others by his apparant denial. But, again, it was *his* decision.
-
- : 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.
-
- I just read a book taht you might want to look at. It's called "The Knight
- in Rusty Armor" by Robert Fisher (I think).
-
- : 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.
-
- Oh, it does, with a lot of TLC that you give yourself! Please don't try to
- fill that void with an SO, though. It doesn't work -- trust me :(
- --
- Ed Carp, N7EKG erc@apple.com <-- preferred email address!
- "This is the final task I will ever give you, and it goes
- 801/ on forever. Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a
- 269- reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you
-