Dad Thoughts
Added 2025-02-19 21:50:20 +0000 UTCMy dad doesn’t read my comics, so he’ll never see this. But this is a deep fear I have. Maybe someday I’ll share this comic with him. I just don’t want to freak him out about his own mortality, ya know?
Dad doesn’t respond to me in this comic because truly I didn’t know what to have him say. I would love to hear your thoughts ❤️ Thank you for reading ❤️
Comments
Hahahahaha!!! 😂😂❤️ Thank you for the laugh!
Meg Adams
2025-02-20 17:11:05 +0000 UTCAmazing 😂😂 totally something he’d say!
Meg Adams
2025-02-20 17:10:41 +0000 UTCI’m so, so sorry for your loss ❤️ Thank you for the advice.
Meg Adams
2025-02-20 17:10:23 +0000 UTCHe might say "Little Mogy, just put me next to the cheese and I will be eternal like Omsi"
Misteribot
2025-02-20 09:54:06 +0000 UTC"I'll turn on Find My Phone, then you won't lose me, yuk yuk" ...most dad joke I could think of
Minzoku Bokumetsu
2025-02-20 04:49:17 +0000 UTCI lost my mom back in September. It happened out of nowhere. I don't think it would have been any easier if we knew it was coming. I know she knew I loved her, but I never got to say goodbye. It's hard to accept our loved one's mortality, but it is inevitable. You might have decades left or weeks, and you will never know until it happens. My advice is to let your dad know how much you love him.
Grace Kieser
2025-02-20 02:32:34 +0000 UTCTrue that! ❤️ Thank you ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-20 02:00:51 +0000 UTCThat little heart says it all <3. I work in geriatrics, it definitely has increased my anxiety around my parents and aging. Let's love them while we can, the best we can <3
Mae.Bee
2025-02-20 00:39:31 +0000 UTCI’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ I can understand having this fear about your mama.
Meg Adams
2025-02-20 00:08:17 +0000 UTCI lost my dad suddenly when I was 20 and don't wish it upon anyone. My grandad passed away a year later and I'm convinced it was grief that took him, losing his son. I now have this fear about my mum!
SaltyCupcake
2025-02-19 23:26:37 +0000 UTCIt’s true ❤️ Thanks for sharing.
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 23:06:05 +0000 UTCUnder similar circumstances, I said to my son that even if I die, I'll still live in him as a memory, and I'll always love him, even if I'm only a memory.
Jacob Duchaine
2025-02-19 23:04:38 +0000 UTCThank you ❤️ I’m so sorry you struggle with that anxiety ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:45:13 +0000 UTCHe died so early because of the cancer he developed from the events of 9/11, he survived that day only to die 22 years later because of the contamination
Simigirl79
2025-02-19 22:45:12 +0000 UTCThank you so much Maria ❤️ What a beautiful comment, I’ve reread it a few times now ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:44:11 +0000 UTCThank you ❤️ I wasn’t sure what to have him say, so I decided nothing was best. I’m so glad it translated well! ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:42:49 +0000 UTCI’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ 64 is too young.
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:42:17 +0000 UTCFirst, I am so deeply sorry for your loss ❤️ Second, thank you for advice and vulnerability ❤️ I will focus on the love, not the fear.
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:41:51 +0000 UTCI have extreme anxiety that I will suddenly lose my family (partner,parents and sisters),I developed it after a few sudden and traumatic losses. Ever since it appeared, I started telling them randomly that I love them,just to make sure they know. I read you decided to tell him about it, this is really brave! Thank you for sharing and making me feel less alone. It really sucks. ❤️🩹
Jenny
2025-02-19 22:37:52 +0000 UTCIt's a fear all of us who have had amazing parents have... sadly it's a fear we all have to face at some point. I know I told my dad, and still tell mum, and yet when my dad left at barely 64, I couldn't fathom it. Just know that he's probably SO proud of you and that despite the pain he knows his passing will cause, he'd want you to keep on pushing forward. When grief strikes, the most important thing I've learned is that you don't have to move on, and in reality none of us ever do, you just move forward. Some days you crawl, some days you have a set back, but you push forward, for them and you. Grief never really leaves, life just gets bigger around it and we learn to cope with it better. Let him know you love him, and share that every day. We all have to acknowledge our own mortality, which makes it even more wonderful to also know that we're that important and pivotal to someone. Please hug your dad extra hard for me... even if he isn't into the touchy stuff! 💞
Maria E.
2025-02-19 22:32:36 +0000 UTCI love the little heart and his facial expression instead of him saying anything back. It’s like he’s just living in the moment because he can’t promise you how long he will be around for but I bet he feels the same way about you❤️ I feel the same way about my dad. I can’t even fathom losing him 😭
Kailey Navis
2025-02-19 22:20:20 +0000 UTCUnfortunately my deepest fear of losing my dad came to be in the summer of 2023, he was only 64...miss him every day 😔
Simigirl79
2025-02-19 22:20:04 +0000 UTCRemembering that our parents won’t always be with us is excruciating. I just lost my dad six months ago, and my mama barely a year before that, and it still knocks the wind out of me most days. I worried about losing them often myself when they were still alive. But that’s why them being with us while they’re here is so special, because it does unfortunately come to an eventual end. We’re so afraid of losing them because of how much we love them, but having that much love for someone is a gift. The fear sucks but also reminds us we have something precious. I know it’s hard not to dwell on, but do your best to be present in the moment with him and not let the anxiety of the future ruin the good times you could be having right now. He’s still here. Keep making your comics of him. Laugh at the things he says. Spend quality time together and tell him you love him. Collect as many memories as you can and cherish the fact you get to have him as a dad. 💕 Focus on the love, not the fear.
Rikki
2025-02-19 22:19:30 +0000 UTCI’m so sorry you’re dealing with that situation ❤️ Thank you for your vulnerability ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:16:09 +0000 UTCI’m so sorry to hear that ❤️ Wishing you the best, and thank you for sharing ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 22:15:07 +0000 UTCthis is so hard to see because big same. my dad is in an extremely toxic and abusive relationship right now and i haven't seen him since december of 2019. he calls ocassionally and i always tell him how much i miss him and am afraid to lose him. he always reassures me he loves me and will always be there with me in my heart. but god hiw i want a hug, how i miss being able to call him when im thinking about him without fear he's going to be abused over it. i agree with everyone just let him know while you can. thats what ive been doing.
Daya Flickinger
2025-02-19 22:13:00 +0000 UTCThis one hits home for me. I just turned 30. My dad is 78. I'm just always so scared and have nightmares that he's gone. I'm not speaking to my mom right now and it makes it so much worse because it means I can't really talk to or see my dad.
Rebecca Springer
2025-02-19 22:08:08 +0000 UTCI love the concept of it always being better to “air the laundry” and talk openly about things. I left my dad a voicemail to give me a call, thanks for giving me the courage to do so! ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 21:59:38 +0000 UTCBut I also agree that it's hard to broach the subject as well. Sisters and I had a big discussion of it after each one, and at least we know how much we care for each other.
Devin Gates
2025-02-19 21:55:08 +0000 UTCI’m so glad I’m not alone in this fear, and I absolutely love your advice! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 21:54:31 +0000 UTCThank you for your advice ❤️ You’re right.
Meg Adams
2025-02-19 21:54:04 +0000 UTCI have the SAME fear. It just pushes me to be closer to my dad and mom and make sure I talk to them more and visit when I can. It’s a life inevitability but that doesn’t mean I still can’t enjoy all the time we still have together. Thank you for being vulnerable with us, it makes me feel less alone 💚
Mere Stone
2025-02-19 21:52:19 +0000 UTCI'd tell him. From experiencing sudden parental loss and gradual parental loss, the best time to tell them is now.
Devin Gates
2025-02-19 21:52:11 +0000 UTC
