RIP Pops.
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RIP to your Pops!!..I know how that feel losing a Father!!..Prayers for you and your family Brother WoodChuck!!
BGOL fam, thanks for the kind words and prayers. Man, I'm glad that's over with! I made peace with it a couple of weeks ago, so I was okay, but I will say this: you can tell yourself you've made peace with it, but when that phone call comes, that "peace" is nowhere to be found! Our wives were like, "You've made peace with it? Okay. 
Let us know how that works out when you get that phone call."
Let us know how that works out when you get that phone call." 
Thanks, fam.
Just seeing this condolences to you and your family bro. May he rest well.
I still got my dad here and I need to improve our relationship because he’s up in age now. But I just dont know where to begin.
I still got my dad here and I need to improve our relationship because he’s up in age now. But I just dont know where to begin.
Parental relationships are complicated. It's your parent, but they're still a human being, and people expect the former to excuse the latter, and it doesn't work that way. My pops was my best friend, but I didn't rock with my mom like that, because she wasn't a good person. I came to grips with that and moved on. It's not a good or bad thing, it's just a thing, if that makes sense. If you and your dad are not at the point of no return, then reach out.Just seeing this condolences to you and your family bro. May he rest well.
I still got my dad here and I need to improve our relationship because he’s up in age now. But I just dont know where to begin.
My condolences, fam. My prayers are with you and your loved ones
Just be there. That's all my dad wanted from his "3 boys".
Co-sign. It’s all about time spent and bonding. Pops and I didn’t get along growing up. He was a depressed alcoholic so it was all eggshells around him. Parents divorced in 1996 and he has been sober ever since. We built our bond over a weekly meal and watching movies and fave series together. Me helping him with yardwork, and him assisting me on errands.
He has said that quality time spent together has lifted him up during some dark times. Gonna see him this evening for some shows and to check out part of game 1 of the Finals.
Yeap.
We (my brothers and sister) started having bi-weekly video calls with my parents (both 70 something) during covid and still continue them now. They look forward to each call just to spend a few hours talking and laughing together. It makes me happy to see them religiously join the call before everyone else. Its a staple in their schedules now.
They really are, my relationship with mom was rocky but even that was full of support and nurturing on her part.
Pops wasnt the traditional father always in and out of jail. Either drinking or doing some drug. Always a personality, hella smart and funny but just didnt really give a fuck to participate in my life. Let him tell it all he wanted to do was go to work eat good and smoke his weed and it shows.
He always felt I should come to him for whatever it was and I didnt know how to do that as a kid. So I grew up figuring it out on my own. Now Im an adult and he still feels the same way but now even if I do want his advice I stubbornly refuse. Like why now? I try to be friends but this dude dont even know me lol and I dont think he cares.
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Condolences @woodchuck and RIP to your POPs. I'm blessed to still have my pops with me (He's 87). I enjoy every minute I get to spend with him
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