[Fangorn]

I offer my sympathies to his family. I lost my mom two years ago and it is a difficult obstacle to overcome. Even at 40, I found I could still be that lost little boy in the store, suddenly finding himself alone, mother nowhere in sight.

There is a drawing toward that which we do not know, away from that which we know so well.

[EggsAckley]

I, too lost my mom in August of 2002. That was the time when Chris and I started communicating. He was still very uncomfortable about the loss of his Mom, and we exchanged many emails on that topic. And you're right, it doesn't matter your age; I just turned 58 (argh!) and I miss Mom as if I were 4 or 5 at times.

[prairiebreeze]

I think we sort of lose our places in the universe when parents die. The deepest grief I've ever felt was when my mom died very unexpectedly. A real eye-opener as to how those processes effect us in every way and in every single interaction.

Eva, good words about encouraging each other to counteract the damage the left tries to cause.

Prairie