FabSwingers.com forum: I wish you enough

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Not my work, but had some resonance tom a couple of PM's I've had this week, so thought I would share with all

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Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together in an airport lounge.

They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, "I love you. I wish you enough."

She in turn said, "Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad."

They kissed and she left. He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?"

"Yes, I have," I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me.

So I knew what this man experiencing.

"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?" I asked.

"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back would be for my funeral," he said.

"When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, "I wish you enough." May I ask what that means?"

He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone."

He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more.

"When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much

bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Bussy, thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

thats nice, but shouldnt she have stayed and looked after her old dad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not my work, but had some resonance tom a couple of PM's I've had this week, so thought I would share with all

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Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together in an airport lounge.

They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, "I love you. I wish you enough."

She in turn said, "Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad."

So I knew what this man experiencing.

"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?" I asked.

"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back would be for my funeral," he said.

"When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, "I wish you enough." May I ask what that means?"

He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone."

He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more.

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much

bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."

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Love it.

very thought provoking

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

You bugger, you made me cry AGAIN

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

Very profound. Very Baz Luhrmann.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

I would hope that nothing could be further from the truth.

If someone can turn their life around and turn their mistakes into lessons, then, in my book, they are people worth knowing x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

i think i would of said the same thing to my son too.

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

Hey I would never ever abandon my daughter

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing."

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful and my tears flow again

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal"

Well sorry Choppsy, but you'll have to come up with better than that if you wanna get rid of me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

no one should knock u - ure one brave lady in my book and it takes courage to admit some of the stuff u have this week, u have lived, learnt and come out the other side - your inspirational and no one is perfect ................

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bussy that is gorgeous. I lost my dad last June before he was able to give me away. You've just made me cry with good memories. Xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And between the pair of u - u have made me cry too .................

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

I would hope that nothing could be further from the truth.

If someone can turn their life around and turn their mistakes into lessons, then, in my book, they are people worth knowing x"

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal"

why worry about that? you wouldnt want them in your life anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal"

I never judge, i take the person as i myself find them, not for mistakes they have made or anything I've heard off another. We all make mistakes , i think your a beautiful person xx

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal

Well sorry Choppsy, but you'll have to come up with better than that if you wanna get rid of me

I never want to get rid off anyone off here... you have kept me sane...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one has the right to judge others, life is a learning curve, its what makes us, us. Thank you for sharing, xxx

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal"

I don't care what you did with that goat Cheeky. I think your smashing

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"No one has the right to judge others, life is a learning curve, its what makes us, us. Thank you for sharing, xxx"

Hey

Get you two breaking convention down

A REAL couples profile with a male avatar

I'm impressed

(watch it now, another hundred will make themselves known that I just haven't noticed

)

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal

I don't care what you did with that goat Cheeky. I think your smashing

Thanks Ryan............xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No one has the right to judge others, life is a learning curve, its what makes us, us. Thank you for sharing, xxx

Hey

Get you two breaking convention down

A REAL couples profile with a male avatar

I'm impressed

(watch it now, another hundred will make themselves known that I just haven't noticed

Cheers bussy, thought id give dave sn siring for once x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

Pffft, you criminal, don't ever talk to me again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I blubbed at the OP.

I blubbed at Cheeky thinking no-one would like her.

I blubbed at all the posts telling Cheeky that she's great. (She clearly is great.)

Aww.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lovely story Bussy. My dad isn't well and lives 400 miles away. I can't wait to see him at Xmas.

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

Hey lady, you did the crime and you did the time, you came out the other side. Anyone who judges you cos of that then hold your head up high and tell them to jog the fcuk on.

A dad will always love his daughter no matter what, if he doesn't then he aint worthy of the title "Dad"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What a lovely thread. I've not seen or heard from my dad in 14 years....

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By *xodussxMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Best thread so far

thanks for sharing

i wish all of you enough

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives.. "

I think you will find most of us live on second chances, i know ive been given second chances. Let him without sin cast the first stone. i for one dont think any different towards you, we can do alot of things in life but we cant change the past. The main thing is learning by your mistakes and you obviously have

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have no contact with my sperm donor and haven't since I was 13.

I honestly hope to never see or hear of him again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

My dad at the time I was sentenced to 2 years in a young offenders unit said..

I will always love you.. You are my daughter and always will be.. I was 19 and given up hope.. I committed a crime and was serving my time..

My parents are the love of my lives..

Why wouldn't people speak to you again? Your parents showed you love and you now recognise it. That's a good thing.

I have been judged and people walk away when they know that you are a criminal"

Well more fool them, you turned your life around, you should be proud of yourself, any parent would be x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bugger...crying like a baby here, I miss my Mum, Dad and son every single day, that story just brought it all back to me, lovely story tho Bussy, thank you for sharing, but can you pass the tissues now please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More tears here..I lost my dad 13 years ago and I miss him everyday. He was my rock who would always support me even when I made huge mistakes.

Thankyou Bussy for sharing this. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lovely 3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My father is still alive but I haven't seen him for 25 years since he pretty much abandoned my and my siblings when my parents split up. He might as well be dead for all the 'father' he has been to me. I know some people might think there is still time to patch things up with him but we've all tried over the years and he just doesn't want to know.

The OP touched me because it has echoes of what I would have wanted my father to be but for me that will always be a hope unfulfilled. My stepfather has been more of a dad to me than the biological contributor to my gene pool and my children know him as Grandad.

Thanks for sharing this Bussy. It was very moving.

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

fantastic .. off to work now crying .. argghhhhhh !!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You bugger, you made me cry AGAIN"

Must admit I shed a tear at this ! Men cry also

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Thank you for all the kind remarks i am now crying lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thank you for all the kind remarks i am now crying lol"

Happy tears hopefully cheekie, you are much loved on here xxx

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Thank you for all the kind remarks i am now crying lol

Happy tears hopefully cheekie, you are much loved on here xxx"

Yes it was.. I think what I was saying in my post was my parents were and are my rock.. Their love got me through times where I just wanted to die.. They got me through so much.. However me and my dad are so close the thought that one day he is not going around scares me..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thank you for all the kind remarks i am now crying lol

Happy tears hopefully cheekie, you are much loved on here xxx

You have proved you are strong and yes it does floir you losing a parent, I lost my dad 7 years ago and somedays it hits me as if it were yesterday, but I know he is just a thought away snd wil always be by my side, guiding and loving me. Damn crying again now xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok so some of you might never speak to me after what I say right now..

I would hope that nothing could be further from the truth.

If someone can turn their life around and turn their mistakes into lessons, then, in my book, they are people worth knowing x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful .....hairs on my neck stood on end now...thanks for sharing..

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

This site is far more than a "sex site"

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago

with the moon n stars somewhere in gtr manc

"Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

This site is far more than a "sex site""
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Not going to say who I reckon Uncle Knob Head is though

And thanks bussy, got to go n do my make up again now. Such a lovely post x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

This site is far more than a "sex site""
Its is more then a sex site and if i never meet everyone i chat to some i will never forget here as some specile people . I lost my Dad last week funeral tomorrow ..I can say hand on my heart the best man i have loved and known in my life .. I was so lucky to have a loving Dad who helped me with everything in life and just let me be me .I will miss him so much. I sall print this show my family tomorrow. xxx

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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago

with the moon n stars somewhere in gtr manc

"Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

This site is far more than a "sex site"Its is more then a sex site and if i never meet everyone i chat to some i will never forget here as some specile people . I lost my Dad last week funeral tomorrow ..I can say hand on my heart the best man i have loved and known in my life .. I was so lucky to have a loving Dad who helped me with everything in life and just let me be me .I will miss him so much. I sall print this show my family tomorrow. xxx"

Oh Jo, I am so sorry for you and your families loss. Condolences to you all.

And hugs xxxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

thats beautiful x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You bugger, you made me cry AGAIN"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

This site is far more than a "sex site""

Sums it up perfectly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Over the last few days ive come to realize, it doesnt matter how well we get on with someone on the forums, its just like one big disfunctional family and we all pull together when its needed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bussy, that was so deep thanks,

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