Atheism Has a Very, Very Narrow Scope, by Definition

[MineralMan]

66. Thanks. It's a difficult time for her and my father.

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My being there won't change the situation, but I hope I'll be able to help with emotional support. Yesterday, when I talked with my father on the phone, as I do every day, he said, "We live too long. We live past enjoyment and satisfaction. We live long enough to deteriorate and suffer." He wasn't angry about that, just frustrated.

My parents are realists. Always have been. In good times and bad, they look around and see that things are what they are. That has been a constant with them, and still is.

This may be the last time I get to talk to my mother. She still has lucid moments, so I'll take advantage of those. I'll also make sure everything is being handled properly by the people who are caring for them. If not, I will be a fierce advocate for them. I'll also do my best to help my sister, who has her own dementia to deal with, and her husband.

And then, I'll return to Minnesota and my own life. There will be other trips to California, each one for worse reasons than this one, which isn't that wonderful either.

Like my parents, I'm a realist. Like them, I will cope as best i can.

Difficult times.

As for the poster in question, I don't expect to see much more of that one here in the Religion Group. That poster wasn't well-received here, and probably will disappear.