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Re: See Your Folks

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Post by tedsanders »

krmmalik wrote: post #106

Please understand I don't mean to discredit your site in any way and what I'm about to say below is no reflection in your commitment. But this is a good opportunity for me to make an important point regards a discussion that took place here a few days ago. You see - This website serves no purpose in the East or Eastern ethnic minorities. It's not part of our culture to lose contact with our parents. I saw my parents…

I call my mom every couple of days and see my dad every couple of weeks, but I still found imagining the finiteness of our interactions powerful.

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Post by steadicat »

aswath87 wrote: post #62
spodek wrote: post #46

Effective site, but I hope the people who found it depressing reconsider their response. The site didn't tell you anything you didn't already know, it only clarified it. Instead of denying information to keep yourself happy, why not use the information? My 69-year-old mother remarked earlier this year that if she didn't get around to some of her life goals soon she wouldn't be able to. Did she say that out of depress…

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs I built this to remind myself - http://liveconsciously.me/

You can see the home where I grew up in your site’s photo. I freaked out for a second, thinking it might be some kind of message from above. Or some crazy breach of my privacy. I guess it’s just a freaky coincidence! Wow.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by SG- »

Just remember there's a good chance one of your parents will die a lot sooner than you or this site actually estimates.

My dad passed away rather quickly fighting cancer back when I was 25, he only got an extra 2 years after he found out.

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Post by GFischer »

jusben1369 wrote: post #130
GFischer wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was going to say.. the website says I'll see my parents close to 1300 times... however, I believe that unless I make drastic life changes, my father will outlive me - I'm overweight and have heart risk and have a relatively low salary and long working hours, while he's extremely fit and lean and very well off, and only 18 years older than me.

Soooo, what are you going to do about those facts?

Well, being aware is the 1st step I guess :) .

I'm treating the money and job ones first, after that I'll tackle my weight (I did manage to lose 40 pounds a few years ago, but got them back compensating for the shitty job and money troubles).

Thanks for the prod :)

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by enriavc »

Who828 wrote: post #67

“They didn’t understand me”, “I wish I had done this in the past”, “I wish I had someone to guide me towards my interest”, “I hope I become successful in the future”, “I hope become a millionaire” Our ambition, our regrets have made us distant from the now and the present. We are not satisfied with it, how can we? We have our own expectations and dreams to achieve in life. So we run from the present, we live like we…

Thank you for verbalizing this. It is exactly how I feel right now.

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Post by utunga »

Realise it was thrown together in a day but didn't especially like 'the feels' I got from being told that I would see my Dad, who has already died, 572 more times before he passes on.

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Post by mr_luc »

angersock wrote: post #52
hawkharris wrote: post #40

This is a great example of how even the simplest programming projects can inspire people by tapping into emotion and being aware of their audience.

The MVP targeted orphans.

Oh, man. Oh man.

I'm sorry that this comment doesn't add much to the discussion, HN.

But I laughed very, very hard at that.

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