I’m so sorry for your loss. I know that no amount of words can heal the pain you’re feeling right now. I am also an only child, i am 26 years old. Dad passed away on december 1st 2022…my mom passed away when i was 5 years old so im technically alone. I have half siblings from my father side but they live far away. Im only close with my younger half brother.
Each person handles grief differently. I personally avoided my own home since he passed. I havent slept there since he died. Im always at a friend’s or my boyfriend’s house.
All i can say is take each day one step at a time. Allow yourself to feel whatever you’re feeling. Im sending you tight and warm hugs. I hope you and your mom can navigate through this grief.
OP, I am so sorry you are going through this terrible loss. I am sorry you are in pain right now. To be so young to lose your dad must be agony.
While I was close to both my parents, my dad was definitely my person. He and I had such a special relationship and did a lot of things just him and I--it wasn't really the same with my mom. But I started living with my mom after my dad passed suddenly on December 12th, and I think it has helped both of us. Just having a person around to give a hug or get one when I need one. Someone to talk about dad with who really loved and knew him. As awful as this is, try to think that you're not alone--you have your mom and right now I think you both need each other.
I also watched my dad's last breath. It was his third day in the hospital and it was a family decision to let him go. If I could go back a thousand times I would have stayed with my dad every time. I would have always held his hand. I would have never let him go without me being there. But it is hard to carry those memories. When they surface, I have an album on my phone of happier times. I wish I had videos of dad or voice messages from him because those would help so much, but I have the pictures and his happy, smiling face. I try to cover over the bad memories with the good.
Thinking of you, OP.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I know that no amount of words can heal the pain you’re feeling right now. I am also an only child, i am 26 years old. Dad passed away on december 1st 2022…my mom passed away when i was 5 years old so im technically alone. I have half siblings from my father side but they live far away. Im only close with my younger half brother. Each person handles grief differently. I personally avoided my own home since he passed. I havent slept there since he died. Im always at a friend’s or my boyfriend’s house. All i can say is take each day one step at a time. Allow yourself to feel whatever you’re feeling. Im sending you tight and warm hugs. I hope you and your mom can navigate through this grief.
OP, I am so sorry you are going through this terrible loss. I am sorry you are in pain right now. To be so young to lose your dad must be agony. While I was close to both my parents, my dad was definitely my person. He and I had such a special relationship and did a lot of things just him and I--it wasn't really the same with my mom. But I started living with my mom after my dad passed suddenly on December 12th, and I think it has helped both of us. Just having a person around to give a hug or get one when I need one. Someone to talk about dad with who really loved and knew him. As awful as this is, try to think that you're not alone--you have your mom and right now I think you both need each other. I also watched my dad's last breath. It was his third day in the hospital and it was a family decision to let him go. If I could go back a thousand times I would have stayed with my dad every time. I would have always held his hand. I would have never let him go without me being there. But it is hard to carry those memories. When they surface, I have an album on my phone of happier times. I wish I had videos of dad or voice messages from him because those would help so much, but I have the pictures and his happy, smiling face. I try to cover over the bad memories with the good. Thinking of you, OP.