My Dad passed away recently on August 21st just a month short of his 91st birthday. He was a good Dad, a good Grandad and a good Great-grandad!! So full of life everyone thought he'd live forever. He was a builder and has created many homes for hundreds of people. The last house he built he was 70 and was a house for the whole family to spend time together in Spain in the village where both my parents are from. My children and grandchildren have wonderful memories of family times together there.
My Dad wasn't perfect but he was always always there providing for all of us even after we'd all left home still thinking of the family unit.
I had many different stages of relationship with my Dad all of them good apart from a few weeks when I was a teenager and sparks flew. It's interesting to see how our interaction fluctuated between my role as daughter then mother, then grandmother and at the same time returning to my role of "just daughter" after my kids were grown and I was visiting more often than not by myself.
I love that my Dad lived to be nearly 91 and be there during all those stages and then for the last 14 years or so reconnecting as just father-daughter (with my Mum too). Talking about so many things. Sharing spiritual growth and love and hugs. I am deeply grateful and value those last years beyond measure. All come to be because I moved to Spain and they were spending about half the year here too. I feel at peace and have no regrets of anything left undone or unsaid when my Dad unexpectantly passed.
Eeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuhhhhh!! The plot thickens!! Now I remember why I never read things like People magazines ... I got a headache just reading that "story" ....
It's rather unfortunate that many people who find themselves in a position of power don't have the wisdom to not be corrupted by it even in small ways as everything is relative ...
In my reality others are mirrors of me. So they do to me and say about me what I do and say about others. If I want to know what others do or say about me, I observe how I'm treating and talking about others and I get my answer.
I don't care what doctors say about my condition or their prognosis. Only the diagnosis interests me. Not even their medication.
If I was invisible, I'd listen in into all the heads of state "secret" conversations so I'd know WHO is pulling everyone's strings worldwide
May be now we're able to imagine all that would not have been lost without Brexit (had she influenced it) gives us the opportunity to look back and truly value all she did influence and change ... opportunity which you are providing with this thread ...
I don't know if we'd have been able to measure the value of her influence if she'd been able to "divert" Brexit because nobody would have been aware of the extend of the damage Brexit would bring ...
You did admit he was in the wrong to deceive her? Sorry I missed that bit! So then she did the same thing, I guess she must be wrong too!!! I just wanted clarity that the wrong don't just be focussed on her
By the way condone means to accept behaviour that is morally wrong so if I don't condone it I don't agree with it Must mean I'm not stubborn and I don't hate men
Yes let's focus on Diana and only talk about her "morals" if we are prepared to hold them up against her husband who might have been part of the team who made sure she no longer breaths ... although it could never come to light that he had knowledge of what would happen to the mother of his children!! Morals indeed!!
So you think Jac is being patronising to me when she says "You have profoundly influenced me in many ways Sel, but particularly with respect to your social skills and how you choose to use your power."
So I've given it some thought and checked my solar plexus area for impact and nope!! I don't feel patronised!!
Omg!!!! Speechless here!! In a nice way! Thank you
The reason the conversation is being diverted about financial issues may be because her influence in particular could be were it not for her financial position and social engagements. I think when it comes to royalty they are interlinked.
The focus can still be brought back to the personal influence of Diane once the clarity has been achieved on the financial side. And may be her influence for all the causes she supported like land mine clearance and HIV demystifying etc. can even be offset against the cost of her upkeep compared with other royals who do not bring such changes and influences on such scale with worldwide affairs ...
We married at age 21 someone somewhat older, had 2 kids and got divorced about 11 years later
I then did whatever the heck I wanted!! As did she!!
Had a few boyfriends, one short term relationship and then got married again. Then got divorced again. One mega difference is at some stage she got dead and I didn't.
I eventually just stopped dating. Apart from a short romance in 2020 - nearly 12 years single ... May be she would have too if she was still alive ... or may be she'd still be with Dodi...
I don't like double standards! One set of standards for men and a different one for women!!
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RE: Did you have a good Dad?