tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post1567550853837580611..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : I Can't Compete ....Michele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-85806216981948536992010-04-28T18:03:42.053-07:002010-04-28T18:03:42.053-07:00I love this post!I love this post!Jennifer M Karnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165086439319404271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-31257805367845376512010-04-28T17:56:13.435-07:002010-04-28T17:56:13.435-07:00T want to thank you for your words. I lost my husb...T want to thank you for your words. I lost my husband about six months ago. My children- girls are 16 and 14. It is difficult sometimes to be the single parent now and I also have hear the same words, but it is comforting to know I am not alone in dealing with this issue.I just wish I could find other young widows like me where I live in Southern RI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-30144371414090884242010-04-28T14:45:13.081-07:002010-04-28T14:45:13.081-07:00My husband has won Father of the Year several time...My husband has won Father of the Year several times, (in the minds of my children), since his death. I have been told that "I am the worst mother ever." It's very tough to compete with a memory! Agreed.<br /><br />PhoenixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-69557157217985831742010-04-28T12:30:38.528-07:002010-04-28T12:30:38.528-07:00My daughter has no memories of her late father and...My daughter has no memories of her late father and when I remarried and the newness of having a father wore off, she began to spin tales that pitted her perfect dead dad against her step-father who was not the sugar daddy she thought daddies were supposed to be.<br /><br />I had to put her straight. Her late father would have indeed expected her to follow rules and be respectful (in fact, he would have been harder on her in many respects). I assured my daughter that her late dad wouldn't have put up with her crap any more than her step-father or I would. <br /><br />There was one particularly memorable "come to jesus meeting" where I flat out told her that I would no longer tolerate her playing the dead dad card on me. It wasn't fair and her father would be disappointed in her for doing it.<br /><br />That was a while ago now. She has a more tempered view these days. Thank goodness. I couldn't have stood another decade of it as I waited for her to reach adulthood and sense.anniehttp://anniegirl1138.comnoreply@blogger.com