tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post8949938134417702338..comments2024-03-10T04:23:58.029-04:00Comments on The Foggy Dew: Happy 52nd!!FoggyDewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934197854661226301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post-82386732975751666372010-05-18T09:47:05.659-04:002010-05-18T09:47:05.659-04:00la - for years my mom's b-day popped up on my ...la - for years my mom's b-day popped up on my computer's calander. It only stopped when I got a new machine.<br /><br />mags - sounds like you've got a system that works. Funny thing is, maybe it's the whole Irish catholic thing, but my family's kinda the strong, silent type. We don't repress or ignor things, we just accept.<br /><br />brando - perhaps lighting a candle? would that work?<br /><br />hannah - An annivorcery party is always a good idea. New jobs huh? Coincidence, I think not.FoggyDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934197854661226301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post-58169949068521607432010-05-18T07:31:05.466-04:002010-05-18T07:31:05.466-04:00Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday, too. ...Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday, too. We always remember it, because something important usually happens around it every few years (graduations, getting new jobs, etc). <br /><br />Additionally, we've never claimed to be normal in my family... we usually celebrate the anniversary of my mom's divorce from my dad every June!hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664942400486395078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post-21136278518030852442010-05-17T18:08:51.034-04:002010-05-17T18:08:51.034-04:00I'd say the main decision in a case like this ...I'd say the main decision in a case like this would be up to the person closest to the deceased--the spouse, say--but that generally it's a good thing to celebrate birthdays or anniversaries of those we lost. It's a nice way to celebrate the people we miss and keep them in our minds.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post-5694852701361773582010-05-17T16:56:19.391-04:002010-05-17T16:56:19.391-04:00ooh. this one is tricky. i just sorta let people d...ooh. this one is tricky. i just sorta let people deal with it as they will. when my mom's birthday rolls around, there are always the few relatives who call me up to have a BIG SOAPY DRAMATIC CONVERSATION about it, and that makes me crazy. but there are others who give low-key acknowledgements, and that's actually pretty nice. <br /><br />the short answer, i guess, is that i don't think there is "a" protocol. it's a pretty individualized situation, i think.magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459330762697628839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971732155966620724.post-24079435739045567702010-05-17T15:34:50.716-04:002010-05-17T15:34:50.716-04:00I struggle with this, too. Mum's alive. Dad&...I struggle with this, too. Mum's alive. Dad's gone. But we all know when their anniversary is when Dad's birthday was. I don't even want to take it out of my planner but it's not like I need a reminder. Weird.<br /><br />Like have a key to a house that's gone.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.com