Do you let people know how you really feel about them?
By Barb
@abbey19 (3106)
Gold Coast, Australia
February 5, 2007 2:13am CST
I lost my father to cancer 10 years ago and my biggest regret is that I never told him I loved him. I did of course, but I just never said it. This pic is of me and him and my youngest son taken a few years before he died. My son always used to say Dad had cotton candy hair - and he grew up to have the same kind of hair!
Now my mother is very sick in the UK (I live in Australia), and when I write to her or call her, I tell her everytime that I love her; I know it makes her happy. We never know when we are going to lose someone, so if you feel it - say it - before it's too late!
4 responses
@spiritwolf52 (2300)
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5 Feb 07
I always tell people how I feel about them. You just never know what will happen in life. Now that I am living in another country, everytime I talk to my brother back in Alaska, I always tell him I love him. Course, I always tell my hubby I love him.
I also let my friends know how much they mean to me. Friends are hard to come by and I do cherish the ones that I have. I still don't have any friends here in Scotland, but i still have friends back in Alaska. We correspond all the time by email or instant messenger or the occasional phone call.
It is important for people to know how you feel about them.
@spiritwolf52 (2300)
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5 Feb 07
You are more than welcome to my list! It is hard making friends here when you don't work. I only see people when I go shopping at Tesco!
@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
5 Feb 07
Glad to hear that you express your feelings spiritwolf - some people find it hard to do that. We have to learn because it can mean so much to the recipient to know how you really feel about them. I'm sure you will make lots of friends in Scotland, and I would like to add myself to your list too - may I?
@andy808 (126)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 07
Your decision is 100% correct, it is better to let people (who you love) know your true feeling about them because we never know when we are going to lose them or they lose us. I know your regret when your father past away, it happen to me also when my beloved grand-grand mother past away I wasn't there. Remembering her touch and love make me sad and realise that I don't have chance anymore to say what I feel to her.
@hartnsoul (558)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
Yes. I always tell people how I feel about them. Expecially if it is a compliment or simply positive feedback. This allows me to see the good side of things and appreciate life more.
When my grandfather was still alive, I would always go to his home ofc before starting on my schoolwork. This allows me to say "Hi, How are you today?" Now that he's gone, I don't have any regrets.
