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I have talked a lot about Grief on this pocast. I have covered what it feels like to lose someone suddenly, how deep my grief got, how I sought therapy to help it. I even did a short episode on anger and grief, how it's natural to feel angry at the person for leaving you. It usually doesn't last long, but it does happen.
But for this very short episode, I wanted to remind you of what you should do while your parents or other loved ones are still alive!
It's easy to just go along, pretending like they will always be here, but someday...they will not. Better to make the most of your time with them now.
One thing I forgot to mention:Make a video of your mom or dad talking about their life. Ask questions and get them talking. You will treasure this later. I wish I had done it.
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Original music "Saturday Sway" by Brendan Talian
Hello, and welcome to the storied human. This is Lynne Thompson, I'm going to do a solo today about grief. And specifically, what you can do,while your parents or your other relatives or loved ones are still alive, what you can remember to do, things I wished I had done. One of them is get them to journal about their life. I mean, I just have so many questions still about my mom's life. And it would be so cool. If I had no more info. And also, my mother was like camera shy. So we don't have a lot of good pictures of her. So if I could go back, I would just make sure I got pictures of her, like more, you know, because I really miss her. And I would love to have, you know, a few more. So those two things come to mind right away. But also just spend time with them. And don't let arguments keep you apart.Because it's hard to realize when you're young, that you know, your parents really are going to die. And that sounds dumb, but we act like they're not going to die. But they do.And sometimes suddenly, like my mom. And I was 43 when she died and my kids were little. And yeah, like over the years I my kids would do something. And I was like dying to ask my mom. I mean, I could ask my dad, but he didn't always remember the same,you know, all the things that my mom remembered. Just would love to know, you know, did I do this when I was little? Or what did you do if I did this? Just advice I guess. This is a tough time of year for me. My mother's birthday was yesterday, Mother's Day is coming up. I always say my mother was a Mother's Day present to her mom, my grandma,because her birthday is so close to Mother's Day. And I think that this year, it's been so many years, you know, that I that since she since she left us that it's just a little easier.You know, it does get easier, I have to say it really does. But this year, I'm keenly aware of my children not having her as they grew up. And that's what makes me the saddest this year.So please just treasure your mom. If you have a troubled relationship, try to fix it and see people as often as you can and hug people because it's just like my stepmother says God did not promise us tomorrow. So I seem to be like the grief lady,I hope I'm not negative. I'm trying to pull the the good stuff out, like, you know,advice about what you can do to feel better. If someone passes that you have this journal maybe of their life or more pictures of them or, you know, when you had a chance to spend time with them. You did. Those are all great things. So I hope I'm ending on a higher note. I just,you know, seem to really end up talking about grief because I sort of get it, you know, and I want to help people understand that you could make it easier.You really could by doing these little things. Alright, that's it. Thanks for listening. I'll see you soon on the story human
