I was fine this morning until my sister messaged me… 9 years now. Wish the stubborn red cunt listed to me when he first fell- would’ve got a few more years out of him.

This is a place to say thank you to your dad for any random shit;

Thank you for taking me to Cleveleys Kitchen, the horrors of trad Irish music, not judging me when I was ill and unstable. Thank you for being the most doting grandfather- leaving memories they will cherish forever.

Tears streaming again now!

not father's day here

Yeah I lost my Dad a couple of years ago through COPD at the age of 66 (quit smoking if you can chaps).

It's weird with me. I tend not to get emotional on particular days (birthdays, fathers days etc). It just tends to hit me at odd moments. And to be fair - I'm too distracted by the full English breakfast socks I have been thoughtfully gifted this morning to think about anything else today.

Raise a glass for him today Dr F 💪

1 hour ago, Zico said:

not father's day here

Is that for people who don’t have kids?

Aye always miss him but never get maudlin. He lasted 90 years, lived through WW2 but dementia got him in the end

He was the one that got me fully invested in BWFC

My dad got me into BWFC as a 14 year old when he turned up out of the blue and said we are going to Liverpool for the FA Cup game.

He wasn't about much growing up though we grew closer in my teens but we're never really close as he was hard work.

He died a few years back and will raise a glass for him today.

5 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

I was fine this morning until my sister messaged me… 9 years now. Wish the stubborn red cunt listed to me when he first fell- would’ve got a few more years out of him.

This is a place to say thank you to your dad for any random shit;

Thank you for taking me to Cleveleys Kitchen, the horrors of trad Irish music, not judging me when I was ill and unstable. Thank you for being the most doting grandfather- leaving memories they will cherish forever.

Tears streaming again now!

I'm glad to still have the old boy about. Posts like this make me realise it won't be forever.

Took him out for breakfast this morning and it's the healthiest he's been in ages.

No beer allowed today as he's got a renal exam tomorrow. If his kidney score gets any lower he will be back on a ward.

Lost my old man ,when I was 21 he was 44 . I thought he was old,it was only as I got older and had my own kids that I realised how young he was and how much of life lay before him. He never knew me as a real adult ,we never got to share adult experiences , I never got to chew the fat with him or go to him for the advice that only a dad could give .He never got to see me or my sister become parents and he never got to meet any of his 4 grand kids .I dont really miss him because it feels almost like I never had him and apart from the night he passed the memories are fading . I just wish he could have been around a bit longer

4 hours ago, kent_white said:

Yeah I lost my Dad a couple of years ago through COPD at the age of 66 (quit smoking if you can chaps).

It's weird with me. I tend not to get emotional on particular days (birthdays, fathers days etc). It just tends to hit me at odd moments. And to be fair - I'm too distracted by the full English breakfast socks I have been thoughtfully gifted this morning to think about anything else today.

Raise a glass for him today Dr F 💪

I am very similar I never remember his birthday or the anniversary of his death whereas my sister often posts on Facebook on these days.

But I did think about him stood at Wembley watching the team walk round, as he was disabled he struggled to get about so probably would not have been there but still wished he was .

He had a leg amputated when I was about 10 ten and my mum died 2 or 3 years later, he bought 3 of us up. Must have been so tough but we never knew.

Nope

Me. He passed about 6 months ago. Lived abroad but managed to see him before the end.

5 hours ago, deeane Koontz said:

Nope

Me, not much but he's been gone nigh on 40 years now. Our daughters only recollection of him is getting grandad some celery out of the fridge.

I always feel bad that I only really got close to my dad after mum died (2013) by which point he was already in his early 70s. Growing up we used to do a lot together - he tolerated our weekly visits to the viewing platform while the Reebok was being built - but drifted a bit in my teens and early 20s.

He was great allowing my other half to move in with us when we were saving for a house, think he was glad for the company and they always used to go out for a brew and a butty when she used to only work 4 days. He died a couple of months in to the first lockdown in 2020. Always joked he was going to outlive us all because he took so many pills that nothing to get through, and ironically enough he passed when he was out for a walk just trying to keep himself healthy. Sat down on a bench, keeled over and that was that. It’s only since he’s been gone that I’ve realised how similar we were.

Aye i miss him and me mam every single day .

1 minute ago, burnden said:

Aye i miss him and me mam every single day .

God I miss my mum. She was a fucking mental fucker but christ she glued the family together.

All went to shit when she died.

15 minutes ago, gonzo said:

God I miss my mum. She was a fucking mental fucker but christ she glued the family together.

All went to shit when she died.

My nanna held our family together for so long, like you say a glue that would hold fast. When she left us it also went to shite. We've tried to get the old team together but half of them just can't be arsed.

2 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Is that for people who don’t have kids?

10 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Is that for people who don’t have kids?

I've now got to wait till September for my day in the sun

My dad went about 25 years ago. A full blooded Scotsman with a diet to match. Loved whisky as well. His heart never stood a chance.

Went suddenly, would have enjoyed the lack of pissing about with gradual deterioration

55 minutes ago, gonzo said:

God I miss my mum. She was a fucking mental fucker but christ she glued the family together.

All went to shit when she died.

Aye. Mine is still alive. Had tea with her today to remember my dad

She’s 89 and still a force of nature. When my dad was alive she was the one who picked him up off the floor, dealt with his dementia, and ordered everyone around. Soon as he died her mobility went to ratshit and her post-polio syndrome kicked in. Sad to see

That said, she still has all her faculties and is more than happy to put current and ex WWays posters in their place when they visit 😁

8 hours ago, Zico said:

I've now got to wait till September for my day in the sun

Thought that was the whole point of moving? 🥁