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65. Awwwwwww... that's so sweet!

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 07:40 PM

Oct 2016

Congratulations to them - and to you!

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Today is my mom and dad's 68th anniversary and I feel compelled to say something public, sorry. [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 OP

What a wonderful tribute! Siwsan Oct 2016 #1

Thanks Siwsan ! Are you in the mood to explain your name? unusual Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #6

It is Welsh Siwsan Oct 2016 #9

68 years together isa lifetime malaise Oct 2016 #2

thanks. One day maybe I will know why I deserved it. Just spent Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #3

I'm a Buddhist, but not too certain about reincarnation vlyons Oct 2016 #53

How sweet!!! Liberal Jesus Freak Oct 2016 #4

Oh, I am sorry. And, it sounds like your dad might have been "all there" - which Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #15

Oh, I agree! Liberal Jesus Freak Oct 2016 #24

So true...but it asks the question, Is it better to have your elders in sound mind Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #45

Best wishes to them and you . apcalc Oct 2016 #5

Yes - my mom is very fine - healthy and amazingly sharp. Sharper than I. She knows every Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #10

Happy Anniversary to your Mom and Dad! Hope they livetohike Oct 2016 #7

Thank you for sharing this!n/t Dalai_1 Oct 2016 #8

Laura--Thanks for posting this about your parents. My parents are celebrating their skylucy Oct 2016 #11

Holy Cow !! You and I are so lucky. Especially for having parents who Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #19

I never bowled a 200 in my life. rug Oct 2016 #12

Wow what a legacy gopiscrap Oct 2016 #13

congrats to them!!!! joeybee12 Oct 2016 #14

thanks. And I heard my dad still said the same thing after many years.. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #16

hah! joeybee12 Oct 2016 #18

Smile...and what a great guy you must be to remember that ! Feeling very Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #21

my parents were FDR Dems...I bet yours are too. joeybee12 Oct 2016 #23

What does that mean? Other than the obvious. My parents, Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #40

Nothing to be sorry for Omaha Steve Oct 2016 #17

Mazel tov shenmue Oct 2016 #20

powodzenia Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #22

Happy anniversary to them! mcar Oct 2016 #25

k&r Liberal_in_LA Oct 2016 #26

Lovely tribute ladym55 Oct 2016 #27

"root for the underdog" & "honest" - that's what my parents taught us, too - n/t UTUSN Oct 2016 #28

Looking back, it was the best lesson, don't you think? I am so lucky to live Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #37

We did it all for the public good. We never benefitted from almost any of the "programs" and UTUSN Oct 2016 #66

That's a remarkable tribute-- wow, 68 years! ailsagirl Oct 2016 #29

Beautiful post! Texasgal Oct 2016 #30

What a sweet thing to say. They are not incredible - just normal Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #35

Thanks for sharing your story DesertRat Oct 2016 #31

So curious - what in the world do they think of someone so base, so un-dignified, Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #34

They are both disgusted DesertRat Oct 2016 #41

Give them a hug for me. I lost my dad at 89, 3 and a half years ago CentralMass Oct 2016 #32

Just wow:) no words better. Did your Dad get the invitation to join Ted in Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #33

I'm having a little trouble responding senseandsensibility Oct 2016 #36

I know this sounds incredibly corny - but sending you good vibes across Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #42

K&R... spanone Oct 2016 #38

Great tribute for your parents, wish mine were still here. dae Oct 2016 #39

Me too....but it is quality of time rather than length of time, huh. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #43

Oh yes. dae Oct 2016 #63

Hooray for them, and congratulations! Lifelong Protester Oct 2016 #44

I'm willing to bet your mom knows exactly what p**** is! A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #46

Wow, what a cool family you must have !! The word blowjob? Closest we ever Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #47

I wouldn't say we were "cool".... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #59

What a heartwarming post, LPMAD! brer cat Oct 2016 #48

Beautiful.... panader0 Oct 2016 #49

Congrats to the happy couple! world wide wally Oct 2016 #50

That would be wild. My dad was on a PT tender - the USS Willoughby. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #57

My Dad was on a cruiser named the USS Louisville world wide wally Oct 2016 #60

This is great to still have your parents, hope you enjoy every day. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #51

Sounds like a great couple Bluzmann57 Oct 2016 #54

:) Don't know about the "fine children" part....just so very Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #58

Congratulations and thank you for sharing. mountain grammy Oct 2016 #55

This is so lovely ... made me cry a little (in a good way) at my desk etherealtruth Oct 2016 #56

Very Nice! ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #61

So sweet LittleGirl Oct 2016 #62

Lovely tribute to remarkable people. Boomerproud Oct 2016 #64

Awwwwwww... that's so sweet! calimary Oct 2016 #65

That's wonderful ... Congratulations to your parents Raine Oct 2016 #67

Tell him he's voting for Edmund Hillary TrogL Oct 2016 #68