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I wish hit by an 18 wheeler yesterday afternoon!
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 634263"><p>Your description of your dad and the way you miss him so always reminds me of my own dad - who I miss beyond words. My dad was my rock.</p><p></p><p>I am going to say (write) to you what he would have said - "the only thing that matters is that you are ok." </p><p></p><p>Mind you - this was my father who got ticked off if someone wrinkled the newspaper before he had a chance to read it. His feathers were easily ruffled and he did not suffer fools easily. He was not known for calm or understated reactions to just about anything.</p><p></p><p>All of us had assorted serious and not so serious accidents while still living at home, In fact, 2 of 3 of us (guilty) totaled cars and in both cases; it was us at fault. He would have been completely justified in being furious.</p><p></p><p>Instead - he said "no one got hurt, nothing else matters..." and then "let's go see the car" at which point he tossed us HIS keys and made US drive him in HIS car to see the damage (or fill out the police report or stop for milk, whatever) He'd look at the messed up bumper or bashed in rear or completely obliterated car and say "cars can be fixed or replaced."</p><p></p><p>And then never say another word.</p><p></p><p>Of course, we were always sick about it and my mom would be wringing her hands and might carry on a bit and he'd actually say "Marie, I am handling it" to shut her down. I think my dad was the one who handled it because he knew that our mom would make us miserable & in turn - him miserable - for weeks or months afterward.</p><p></p><p>But he was so very right. As a mom of kids who drive, I can't even imagine what went thru his mind when he saw those two totaled cars that his kids had been in.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that matters is that you are ok. The details will sort themselves out. I know that Tony & your kids and especially those grandbabies feel exactly the same way. </p><p></p><p>So glad you are ok</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 634263"] Your description of your dad and the way you miss him so always reminds me of my own dad - who I miss beyond words. My dad was my rock. I am going to say (write) to you what he would have said - "the only thing that matters is that you are ok." Mind you - this was my father who got ticked off if someone wrinkled the newspaper before he had a chance to read it. His feathers were easily ruffled and he did not suffer fools easily. He was not known for calm or understated reactions to just about anything. All of us had assorted serious and not so serious accidents while still living at home, In fact, 2 of 3 of us (guilty) totaled cars and in both cases; it was us at fault. He would have been completely justified in being furious. Instead - he said "no one got hurt, nothing else matters..." and then "let's go see the car" at which point he tossed us HIS keys and made US drive him in HIS car to see the damage (or fill out the police report or stop for milk, whatever) He'd look at the messed up bumper or bashed in rear or completely obliterated car and say "cars can be fixed or replaced." And then never say another word. Of course, we were always sick about it and my mom would be wringing her hands and might carry on a bit and he'd actually say "Marie, I am handling it" to shut her down. I think my dad was the one who handled it because he knew that our mom would make us miserable & in turn - him miserable - for weeks or months afterward. But he was so very right. As a mom of kids who drive, I can't even imagine what went thru his mind when he saw those two totaled cars that his kids had been in. The only thing that matters is that you are ok. The details will sort themselves out. I know that Tony & your kids and especially those grandbabies feel exactly the same way. So glad you are ok [/QUOTE]
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