The one thing even Hulk can’t smash: time.

    by KirbyKek

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    1. Shadowtheuncreative on

      I noticed that a little bit as well before the absolute worst thing happened to her and said thing is still fucking going 2 years later, you can probably guess what it is.

    2. Snoopaloopbish on

      This makes some feels. I was visiting my mom recently and just noticed how hard she’s trying to go backwards from time. It made me sad. But, at the same time it made me realize I should be seeing her more. I should have been there more, especially since I see her getting more frail. She tries to act like it’s nothing but, I can see when she walks and her bones hurt and stuff.

      You start to notice time a lot more getting older. I think that’s natural. But, still hurts to see.

    3. Terrible_Truth on

      It sucks when your parents and their parents have kids late. Add on the millennial perpetual financial crisis “30s are the new 20s”, and my parents are in their 70s before I really start adulting. Grandparents long gone already.

    4. This hits hard. I hadn’t seen my mom in person in about a year (we talk almost every day tho), she came over to visit and we went for a walk – the same walk we always did. At one point during the walk she goes “sorry son, I really need to sit down for a little bit. Lately my legs get tired easily”
      That’s when it hit me – there probably aren’t as many walks left as I would like.

    5. Yeah, it’s a shitty feeling when you realize your parents are not invincible just going thru life the same way we are. I wish you many great years with her.

    6. LongEyedSneakerhead on

      My mom’s starting to look the youngest I remember my grandmother looking, and my dad is turning into an old woman, so now I’ve got that to look forward to.

    7. When my mom finally passed away from cancer and all the chemo therapy turned her into a skeleton, that really destroyed me. My mom was such a strong single mother that worked a man’s job to support us. Appreciate her and enjoy each day you get with her.

    8. tryin2bebetteragain on

      Help her stay active. Being active will basically turn back the clock healthwise (somewhat) and give you two a few more years together

    9. steady_eddie215 on

      The passage of time is definitely the hardest part of growing up. Just make sure you call your mom as often as you can

      Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a call to make

    10. Medical-Owl7321 on

      Hit a similar feel when I realized I’m as old now as my mom was when she started getting sick. Made me realize how young she was when she passed

    11. I know that feel.

      we are so busy with our lives and growing that we don’t notice that our parents are getting older too.

    12. davyjones_prisnwalit on

      Everyone loves the aging process and romanticizes “getting old.” Then you start noticing your loved ones turning gray and shriveling up, forgetting who you are and succumbing to injuries like falling down.

      Then *getting old* stops sounding so romantic, doesn’t it?

      I see aging like most people see cancer. They’re basically cousins, and both are here to steal everything you love from you.

    13. I lost mine in 2017 after a precipitous decline. She’d had a brush with death when I was in my early teens, and I never lost sight of that. She knew I loved her and there was nothing left unsaid between us. Even still, I miss her every day.

      Be good to her, and let her know she’s loved.

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