Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Today would have been my brother's birthday. He is the one who died last year in February and was found sitting under a tree behind his bank. He had a massive heart attack. I miss him greatly. RIP Bernie.
Thoughts are with you on this day Mary ,must be a hard day for you.
Thank you. He was only 2 years older than me. I have 2 older sisters above him. I am the 4th. There are 4 more younger however my brother that was 2 years younger died in a car wreck when he was 22. So out of 8 kids (last of Baby Boomers) there are 6. It makes you think about how precious life really is. Again, thank you and have a much blessed weekend.
Mary, it must be terribly hard to feel the loss of his presence, especially on the anniversary of his passing.
Perhaps you can memorialize him in some way - plant a tree or special bush, burn a candle, reach out to someone who alao might need help?
Just anything to mark his memory. I pray for your healing, and reach out with a virtual hug {😍} 🙏.
Thank you friend. My family and I simply sat and talked about him. And then I remembered how he loved a cook-out so we grilled some hot dogs and hamburgers for us and the grandkids. God bless.