Today (Feb 16) Is The 2nd Anniversary Of My Father’s Passing

[Rhondazvous]

Stanley LeRoy Poindexter. Not Léroy, LeRoi

Since the time I was a small child he raised me to be able to live and survive in a world where he no longer exists.  It’s odd that I now live in that world.  Time keeps marching inexorably forward. The future is never real to us until it becomes the present.
He was a mental health counselor who would have loved Stimbo’s joke. “I told my psychiatrist I’ve been hearing voices in my head. He told me I don’t have a psychiatrist.”

As a practicing professional he never let anyone call him a psychiatrist. “I’m a counselor.” But after retirement he would say he went into psychiatry because he couldn’t afford a psychiatrist.

I wrote these poems for my father.
http://visionswithvoices.com/deceased/index.html

[robvalue]

My condolences for his passing, I hope you're OK

[Minimalist]

Some anniversaries are harder than others, Rhonda.  Be well.

[brewer]

Remember all the good memories. That's the best!

[Ravenshire]

Mom passed in '06 and it's a rare day that I don't think about her in some small way.

Hold onto the memories Rhonda. He may be gone from the world, but he'll only be gone from your life if you don't.

[abaris]

Just coincidentally it's the 13th anniversary of my father's passing. I didn't think of it until I saw this thread. He's still very much in my memory. But he isn't as often in my dreams as he used to be.

[ignoramus]

The best times of our lives are usually memories with our parents.
They meant everything to us at one stage.

Take care.

[Thumpalumpacus]

((((Rhonda))))