If you have family with you tonight give them a hug

[LynneSin]

tell them you love them. Sure some days they may drive you bonkers but every day they are there is a blessing.

I just watched as the casket was taken out of the church tonight here in Wilmington. The entire Biden family was there. No one should bury a child yet our Vice President has now buried two.

Every day with your family is a blessing!

[Warpy]

1. Well, not always at the time

but you will miss them all when they're gone, as all my family are.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Well, it's just me and my husband at home now...

And we always hug each other.

We hug our kids when we get together.

Here's one for you, my dear LynneSin...

[elleng]

3. Thinking of mine and the Bidens now,

have been. Home alone, but my daughter mentioned her upset at Beau's death to me, so I think we'll be hugging in spirit.

[shenmue]

4. ...

[ohheckyeah]

5. My father died on May 11th -

wish I had one more hug. We were close and losing him is painful beyond belief.

[brer cat]

12. I am so sorry for your loss, ohheckyeah.

It is very painful to lose a parent.

[ohheckyeah]

13. Thank you brercat

It's more painfull than I was prepared for.

[calimary]

6. I've been melancholy about that all week.

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And then, midweek, our son said he may have figured out his first apartment arrangement. Cue the Beatles "HEEEEEE's leaving hoooooome..."

Our daughter's already long gone. Building a very nice and deeply satisfying life for herself and her fiance nearer to his family's business in another state, thankyouverymuch. She's happy. So what do I care, really? That's all I need to know. And I do have the comfort of knowing she left us to move TOWARD something else rather than moving AWAY FROM us. But the flip side of that, as I've realized, is - she won't be back (well, except to visit, that is). Her center of gravity is elsewhere now, by HER design. She's not coming back.

And now her little brother is planning his own exit as well. Just like the Black Phoebe hatchlings in the little nest tucked up under the overhang of our front entryway several weeks ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018750193

casa de calimary is emptying out.

I always say or holler after them "I love you!" whenever they leave. You never know these days. Worst case scenario I want to know that's the last thing they heard from me.

[LovingA2andMI]

7. .....

[hifiguy]

8. I have no family, but if you do,

give them all a hug for Joe. No one should have to endure the losses he has had to bear.

[LynneSin]

11. You do have family....

[Cha]

9. I did today.. mahalo Lynne~

[JDPriestly]

10. Wonderful reminder. And no parent should ever have to bury a child, much less two. So true.