Some people say that it is more painful to lose one's child than to lose one's parent. For me, being in my early 20's and being single, it's more painful to lose one's parent. What do you think?
Some people say that it is more painful to lose one's child than to lose one's parent. For me, being in my early 20's and being single, it's more painful to lose one's parent. What do you think?
my condolences
i guess depende nga sa situation. malamang kung may anak ka na e mas masakit mawalan ng anak kesa magulang. i lost my mom when I was 11. my dad lost a 20 y/o son 16 years ago. i can say that i've fully recovered from losing my mom and older brother but until now my dad still can't get over the loss of his son.
if it's any consolation, consider na lang that your parent has lived a full life already. maybe that fulfillment came when you graduated from college. it's harder nga kasi you're still single and very much attached to your parent. but eventually you'll have a family of your own and dedicate your parenthood to them.
but think about nurturing a child. ni kagat ng lamok o gasgas sa tuhod ayaw mong mangyari sa kanya. and you'd promise to protect him/her to death. laki na rin ng puhunan mo para sa future nya and you dream of having grandchildren. tapos biglang sya pa mauuna sayo. grabe ka devastating yun.
anyway, any loss is painful. no matter what's more or less painful, bottom line, it hurts. just keep your head up and think that the one who left is now in a better place and you have your whole life to live.
Sir condolence po..
Parehong masakit yan..yet naalala ko yung lola ni misis nung mamatay yung byenan kong lalaki (bale yung nanay ng byenan kong pumanaw) nung nililibing siya katabi ko si lola bumulong sakin sabi, bakit hindi pa daw siya inuna, wala na daw mas sasakit sa mamatayn ng anak..and I also recall a scene sa Lord of the Rings, may chracter dun na namatayan ng anak, sabi no parent should bury their child...As a parent nga ni magalusan ang anak kung pwede lang ayaw mo..
IMO, parehong masakit yan, maybe different level, but the same parehong masakit.
both na masakit yan, oo naman.. pero sabi sa napanood ko, ang tawag sa nawalan ng mga magulang ulila, eh ang tawag sa nawalan ng anak??...
so un nga.. mahirap siguro tlga mawalan ng anak.. its like you have someone to carry all your wishes and aspirations, your dreams for you, the kids. tapos isang iglap wala na sha wala kang ka malay malay..
di ka man lang nakapag paalam, wala ka nagawa.. makikita mo na lang sha sa wake,sa libing, habang binababa sha sa resting place nya sasabihin mo na lang, dapat ako ung nandyan sa hukay eh.. dapat ako... sana ako na lang...
sabi un ng uncle ko when he lost he's 4 year old son.. hanggang ngayon our family has my cousins pictures displayed at the living room.. nanghihinayang sila di man lang daw naranasan ng cousin ko ung mabuhay for his own.. its sad really...
but life goes on diba? the ones who are important are the living and surviving..
Last edited by deathlance; February 5th, 2009 at 04:40 PM.
I lost my mom when I was 24 years old...it was painful coz I was closer to my mom than my dad...I think it's pretty much the same when you loose a parent or a child...you really don't want to loose a family member.
When a parent dies, you lose the past; when a spouse dies, you lose the present, when a child dies you lose the future. However, when a sibling dies, you lose all three of those things. However, any death, whether it be any or all of the above would be worth grieving. But in order to get the relief you want you need to seek help and support and comfort. There will be those in your family who just won't be able to support I am seeing by your comments, but please, find a church and get connected. There you will seek the comfort you so much desire.
for me..both! it's always painful when you lose someone...as long as he/she is part of my life...
and oh...my condolences, sir...
i cant imagine my self loosing a parent.
siguro susunod akoseriously.
di ko kakayanin ng mawalan ng parents. kung papipiliin, mas gugustuhin ko pang mauna ako.![]()
parehong masakit yan. But IMO it is more painful to a parent to lose a child.
I can still remember my biyenan when she lost her youngest daughter (at the prime of her life) to a car accident, I can feel her pain that time. Talagang masakit para sa magulang ang mawalan ng anak.
Ika nga sa LOTR II, "no parent should bury his child" (or something like that), and I truly believe that is so true.
it's almost (if not absolutely) impossible to determine kung alin ang mas masakit. In my case, i was raised by a single parent. So growing up from very "humble" beginnings, seeing my mother work so hard on her teacher salary just to put food on the table and get me through school, i can't imagine my life without her. About 15 months ago, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and changed my life forever. Ung malayo lang ako sa anak ko for more than a day is absolutely unbearable.
even just the thought of losing them scares the heck outta me. i can honestly say...that i cannot really say kung alin ang mas masakit. just can't![]()
Kung saan ka mas emotionally attached, mas masakit..Ang emotional attachment depends sa stage ng life mo. First time ko umiyak sa nmatay nun 5yrs old pa ako, and its my pet dog.. condolence po.
Equally Painful...
On my experience, my father passed away when I was 15yrs old due to a Heart attack. I saw him dying but I couldn’t do anything, we were completely shocked. I'm the only son in the family and I got 5 sisters.. Hanggang ngayon naaalala ko pa yung last few seconds of my father, he look at us one by one before he died just like a gesture of saying "goodbye and take care each other"..
Napakasakit mawalan ng minamahal especially at a young age. Sometimes we need advise that only a father can give you coz there are things that your mom can't explain to you and vise versa.
Nakakalungkot din that during your happiest days of your life is he's not around with you. Like graduation day, passing the board exam, first day of fatherhood..etc etc..
We know that all of us will eventually go there.. Sabi nga una una lang yan... That's why while your love ones are still around, show them how you love them, make them feel that you care for them…. because we don't know when is the time that were going to part with them..
Very painful to loose someone you love, but at the end " Time will heal everything"..
it's always painful to lose a loved one...
but there's nothing more painful for a parent to out live his child...