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So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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We head back to Disney next week for our annual trip and I hope it will be easier than the last visit.
Every trip back it will get easier. Growing up, we went to Disney roughly every other year for a while, then we stopped going for a while. Then I had Abby and my dad had big plans for her first trip to Disney. We had been planning on going in 2005 or 2006 when she was "old enough." My dad died in December of 2004 so he was never able to take her for her first time. When we finally did go in August of 2006, I thought I was okay with it - after all it had been a year and a half since we lost him and he'd never actually been with Abby. We got to Disney and I was very sad that my dad wasn't there with us - he would have loved seeing Abby at Disney - but I was doing okay. Then we took her on Peter Pan - dad's favorite ride. Needless to say, that's when it hit me and I started to cry. Abby loved that ride too and we rode it quite a few times that year and it was so hard on me each and every time but I kept getting on because of Abby. To this day, she still loves the ride and I still think of dad and how much he loved the ride too when we ride it. I don't cry anymore and sometimes I still get a little sad that he's never been able to enjoy Disney with Abby but it has gotten much easier for me. I went to Disney 8 different times with dad and with all those memories, it hasn't been easy, but it does get easier.
That first trip back is excruciating but it will get easier. My only advice - don't hide it or try to push through it. Know you are not alone and embrace all the memories and emotions - this will enable the process to move from grief to acceptance to where you just get those twinges when you reminisce happily. I still tear up after nearly 17 years since my Grandfather passed on and in another 2 months it will be 8 for my Gram (they lived with us for many years so we were all attached at the hip). But they are definitely fewer and more of happy thoughts. It will get easier. Group hugs ({})
(((Hugs)))) to you, and lots of too. I'm glad to see you back.
My mom died seven years ago and it's been hard, but it does get easier. Mom and I had a very strained relationship, so I can only imagine how hard it would be to lose her if we had had a great relationship like you did with your mom.
Every trip back it will get easier. Growing up, we went to Disney roughly every other year for a while, then we stopped going for a while. Then I had Abby and my dad had big plans for her first trip to Disney. We had been planning on going in 2005 or 2006 when she was "old enough." My dad died in December of 2004 so he was never able to take her for her first time. When we finally did go in August of 2006, I thought I was okay with it - after all it had been a year and a half since we lost him and he'd never actually been with Abby. We got to Disney and I was very sad that my dad wasn't there with us - he would have loved seeing Abby at Disney - but I was doing okay. Then we took her on Peter Pan - dad's favorite ride. Needless to say, that's when it hit me and I started to cry. Abby loved that ride too and we rode it quite a few times that year and it was so hard on me each and every time but I kept getting on because of Abby. To this day, she still loves the ride and I still think of dad and how much he loved the ride too when we ride it. I don't cry anymore and sometimes I still get a little sad that he's never been able to enjoy Disney with Abby but it has gotten much easier for me. I went to Disney 8 different times with dad and with all those memories, it hasn't been easy, but it does get easier.
Thank you!
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Originally Posted by cattailmarsh
That first trip back is excruciating but it will get easier. My only advice - don't hide it or try to push through it. Know you are not alone and embrace all the memories and emotions - this will enable the process to move from grief to acceptance to where you just get those twinges when you reminisce happily. I still tear up after nearly 17 years since my Grandfather passed on and in another 2 months it will be 8 for my Gram (they lived with us for many years so we were all attached at the hip). But they are definitely fewer and more of happy thoughts. It will get easier. Group hugs ({})
Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
My situation is different, but I promise you it does get bearable.
Thank you Cam - I think of you all the time!!!
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Originally Posted by wheezie
(((Hugs)))) to you, and lots of too. I'm glad to see you back.
My mom died seven years ago and it's been hard, but it does get easier. Mom and I had a very strained relationship, so I can only imagine how hard it would be to lose her if we had had a great relationship like you did with your mom.
Thank you!
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