Mum, you raised, guided and showed us the way to treat others with kindness and respect, with love and caring, to share with others and not to be selfish, to laugh and cry with and not at others, you taught me to save and not squander, to look after what I had, not to waste but be grateful for what I had in life. These are some of the qualities that you have passed on to me and us as a family, you were never a person to put yourself first, you always put others before yourself, remembering birthdays and anniversaries of the many members of the family and friends....no one else had that memory for remembering other people's own important dates....we will all miss those happy birthday, Christmas, anniversary etc cards and messages sent with love from you, the birthday trifle and the Christmas cake may mean little to others but to us we know they were made with love and caring and are now ever more so special. You have always been strong and determined especially for your family, both you and dad give absolutely everything to us your three children me being your "first born" as you would say proudly, you were unassuming and often taken for granted as
mum and dad's are by their own. I now understand the meaning of "regret" People say learn from your mistakes and have no regrets, but I do regret taking you both for granted that you would be here today and tomorrow, I regret not taking every opportunity to share all the special moments that I have missed...that's my own fault and I do regret it now. I will miss greatly our enjoyment of music and dancing together but most of all I will miss the feelings of you squeezing me tightly as we hugged with you standing on the second step of the stairs so you could reach me and softly saying in my ear "love you" and I would say "love you to mum" a kiss on your cheek and "see you tomorrow". Tomorrow didn't come for us mum, you passed away peacefully to be re-united with your beloved Alf again.
"See you in my dreams" Love you mum xx
Gary
18/09/2024
