tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post1196910998487848090..comments2024-03-24T07:16:56.052-05:00Comments on PlottingPrincesses: Watching Loved One's AgePlotting Princesseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498235738737791614noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-60321429757915546182014-09-04T10:39:37.740-05:002014-09-04T10:39:37.740-05:00I enjoyed this. I'm one of the older ones and...I enjoyed this. I'm one of the older ones and doing well. It brought up some emotional feelings though, which is the sign of a good writer. <br /><br />JeanJean Mauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704780953012404161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-9570379437725172542014-09-03T14:38:53.010-05:002014-09-03T14:38:53.010-05:00Hi Sylvia. It's hard to watch them age. My mom...Hi Sylvia. It's hard to watch them age. My mom passed at age 47 but she was sick for most of her life. My grandmother just turned 83 and is starting to have problems with her memory and other things and it's kinda scary to see. My grandmother and I are very close and I am dreading to see the time when she is no longer with usAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182726630557780462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-84404501312934829452014-09-03T10:09:57.244-05:002014-09-03T10:09:57.244-05:00Sylvia, your post brought many memories flooding b...Sylvia, your post brought many memories flooding back. It is too true that what we watched will someday be happening to us. I can only hope I will be as fulfilled as my loved ones have been.pastprimetravelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770777549879683728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-5946536765051831122014-09-03T09:45:20.792-05:002014-09-03T09:45:20.792-05:00This is lovely. I lost my parents a number of year...This is lovely. I lost my parents a number of years ago. I was a late baby, and my father was 91 when he died. Hale and hearty and ready for new adventure almost to the end. He faded quickly the last three months of his life. I still remember him looking at me and asking, "Why is it you think I'm old? Everyone else thinks I'm young." I tried to explain as my father, he was old to me by definition on the day I was born. His response, "I don't feel I'm any older than 21, and I look that way too." Now that I am older, I know what he means. But that lady in the mirror I see when I'm not expecting her, she better get with the program!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-27486314548716448322014-09-02T20:12:21.979-05:002014-09-02T20:12:21.979-05:00Great post, Sylvia! It's hard to watch my dad ...Great post, Sylvia! It's hard to watch my dad age too. Like yours he's going down and my mom is doing okay, health-wise. Difficult to watch. But your good memories will outweigh the bad ones. Sending you many hugs.Karilyn Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359102189839118744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-91524064138521193522014-09-02T19:38:15.624-05:002014-09-02T19:38:15.624-05:00Sylvia:
Yes, you have to enjoy the time you have w...Sylvia:<br />Yes, you have to enjoy the time you have with your parents. Bless you and your family.<br /><br />LieseLiesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966381021139898743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-15757440448952765192014-09-02T19:12:46.034-05:002014-09-02T19:12:46.034-05:00Hi all, thank you for your comments. I'm sorry...Hi all, thank you for your comments. I'm sorry I've not been able to respond to each and every one of them. Currently, we've moved them into the retirement center, but there is 59 years of assorted household goods that we are trying to sort through and get ready for a garage sale this weekend. So my dear sweet husband looked at what my mother was dealing with this weekend and said you need to stay another week. So I'm still here in San Angelo. Right this moment I'm at the nursing home visiting my father for a few moments before we go back out to the country where the internet has been disconnected. So the only way you can reach me is by my cell phone except for this time of day when we come to visit Dad. Hope to be home either Sunday or Monday. Until then keep smiling, loving one another and remember to make the most of each day.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-81819245327275936892014-09-02T17:14:22.045-05:002014-09-02T17:14:22.045-05:00Beautiful post, Sylvia. Such heartfelt sentiments....Beautiful post, Sylvia. Such heartfelt sentiments.<br /><br />Let's keep taking acre of each other, shall we? :)<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185937228176828094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-69802443402671334842014-09-02T15:34:33.543-05:002014-09-02T15:34:33.543-05:00Sending hugs to help you get through this, Sylvia....Sending hugs to help you get through this, Sylvia. I remember watching my mother die of Alzheimers. I prayed for God to take her than was mad when he did. I guess we just have to rely on our friends to pick us up when we are so down about this. Liz Lippermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807045909635613933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-11049800441013613952014-09-02T13:12:29.788-05:002014-09-02T13:12:29.788-05:00I lost my mom two years ago, and I have to admit o...I lost my mom two years ago, and I have to admit of my friends who are her close to her age, I often feel the need to hug them more. Aging is not easy, no. But I do love the advice of a romance with a heroine that isn't in her twenties--yay!--and to live life to its fullest! Lanihttp://www.lbjoramo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-28870976319123025562014-09-02T13:05:51.784-05:002014-09-02T13:05:51.784-05:00Touching post, Sylvia. Thank you for sharing.Touching post, Sylvia. Thank you for sharing.Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-60122745770077468502014-09-02T12:20:45.473-05:002014-09-02T12:20:45.473-05:00I like Chris's advice about making younger fri...I like Chris's advice about making younger friends. In fact, after thinking about it, I realized ALL my close friends are younger than me. <br /><br />I was in my fifties before attending my first funeral, my mother's. Within twelve years I buried my husband and my father. As the matriarch of my small family, I hope and pray that I will never again attend a family funeral.<br /><br />My father always said, "it's later than you think." Don't procrastinate the good stuff. We don't know how long we are going to live but one thing we know for sure is that our health is not going to get Better. <br /><br />So go for it, friends! If you wait until you can afford that trip, that restaurant, that float down white water, it may never happen. Thanks, Sylvia for a thoughtful and life-affirming post.Linda Steinbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-68260282785581187862014-09-02T10:55:11.175-05:002014-09-02T10:55:11.175-05:00Good morning, Sylvia. You are so right, watching ...Good morning, Sylvia. You are so right, watching the ones you love start slowing down because of getting older can really tear at your heart. The once vibrant person you remember struggles and makes you wonder where the years went. But all we can do is love them and support them, and be there for every single moment we can, storing up the memories so that the good times always outweigh their moments of weakness.<br /><br />Having lost my mother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins along the way, I fully understand what you are going through and send you my warmest thoughts and prayers. Always remember you can lean on y our friends when things get too much. That's what helps you get through. Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-24541828251023622242014-09-02T10:54:50.944-05:002014-09-02T10:54:50.944-05:00Wonderful post Sylvia
many many years ago an agi...Wonderful post Sylvia <br /><br />many many years ago an aging friend told me to always have a few friends younger than you - great advice. The trick is keep making new friends your whole life long. <br /><br />Watching our parents age is so much like watching a child grow. The changes from one day to the next can be astonishing. All I can do is be thankful for every new day. <br /><br />And while I don't have older heroines, my newest release (that just happens to be on sale this week for only 99 cents) Shell Game, has a feisty grandmother who finds love, and one of my favorite scenes is when the granddaughter figures it out !! chris kenistonhttp://chriskeniston.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-43979636111088407632014-09-02T10:23:34.257-05:002014-09-02T10:23:34.257-05:00Hi, Sylvia! Aging isn't easy for our parents. ...Hi, Sylvia! Aging isn't easy for our parents. I really dislike seeing mine using a cane and a walker. Not going anywhere. Little stimulation. You are right--live life to its fullest. Sending mega hugsVicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.com