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2016 Postmortem

PJMcK

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4. Great to hear about the closeness of your relationship with your parents

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 11:36 AM

Sep 2016

Like you, MineralMan, I stay in touch with my father very often, usually every other day. Before my mother died almost 7 years ago, I spoke with her nearly as often. My relationships with most of my family are important touchstones in my life. I'm happy for yours.

I'm also glad that your dad's changing the channel!

Lastly, your mom isn't the only one with memory issues: Donald Trump seems to have forgotten an awful lot! (wink)

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My 92-year-old mother has some memory issues. [View all] MineralMan Sep 2016 OP

Sounds like you and your dad have it under control. Wilms Sep 2016 #1

Ugh izzybella Sep 2016 #2

At 92, both of them are tired a lot of the time, MineralMan Sep 2016 #3

Great to hear about the closeness of your relationship with your parents PJMcK Sep 2016 #4

From everything I can tell, those afternoon phone calls MineralMan Sep 2016 #5

Expressing love by keeping in touch is tops! Duval Sep 2016 #15

Sounds like your a family values kind of guy PJMcK Sep 2016 #18

My best to your parents - 92 - just the thought - you are so right asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #6

My Mom will be 101 MadCrow Sep 2016 #7

Thanks! She sounds wonderful! MineralMan Sep 2016 #8

Thank you for posting this. My parents are skylucy Sep 2016 #9

Good suggestion MM. I have worked with folks with memory problems in my riversedge Sep 2016 #10

My parents just signed up on DU HipChick Sep 2016 #11

your parents are now on du?? welcome them for me, please. how utterly delightful. niyad Sep 2016 #12

They are truly shocked at how someone like him can possibily running for President.. HipChick Sep 2016 #13

I keep hoping that I will find out that this has all been some extended, drug-induced nightmare. niyad Sep 2016 #14

If they can get BBC News or CNN International, those are better and more in depth csziggy Sep 2016 #16

Not really their style. MineralMan Sep 2016 #17