[mst]

Be aware: You don't properly mourn the death of the first parent to die until the other one does as well.

My father died less than a year after my mother did, and it was far worse even though I was arguably closer to her.

I know this is not a particularly good time to be warning you about this but I wish somebody'd warned me and I probably won't get another reminder to do so. So, um, sorry, but I hope I'm right that it was worth saying.

[kartman]

I lost my mom when I was younger. I have started realizing the point you are making more as time has passed and try a bit harder to keep things happy for my dad. It was good to hear your advice.