You are so very fortunate to have such a wonderful event to celebrate.

Pronounced like Susan.

How wonderful! Sound like great folks. Lucky you.

time with my best friend in Florida who is a FIRM believer in reincarnation.

So I decided to keep an open mind about it. Either way, I'm ok, because even tho' I have many character flaws, I'm confident that I'm a good person with good will in my heart. I still pray for my deceased parents on the chance that they reincarnated somewhere. Pray that they are in a loving family with easy access to authentic Buddhist teachings. Congrats on having such a loving family.

Lucky you. My Dad passed 2 years before he would have celebrated 50 years with the love of his life. I still have my mom, but we both miss him every day

trust me is such a wonderful gift. Dementia sucks so bad. I would tell everyone to ask their parents everything imaginable about their past - it is a golden nugget you can never ever get back.

Yes, he was "all there" and I was able to ask many questions before he passed. My husband was not as fortunate with his parents Dementia is devastating to families.

but weak body, or the other way around.

Chuckled at ' what kind of name is that' Obama....and convincing him Hillary is a man....ah, well.
Your mom's mind ok?
Enjoy all the time you have with them!

ice skater, tennis player on the circuit. She knows all the Hollywood gossip - and loves Beyonce...although pronounces it Bwan-say.

Yup, biggest thing to impart - call.visit your parents if you are as lucky as I am to still have them.

have had a great day .

70th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. They were eighteen and nineteen when they got married. They still live in the house I grew up in and are both Democrats.They are horrified by Trump and are of course voting for Hillary. My dad is a vet of the Korean War. He cuts out all the anti-Trump cartoons from the newspaper and gives them to me. He also says that when Trump puts up his hand with his fingers touching to make a circle, he is signaling the message "I am an asshole."
I enjoyed reading about your mom and dad.
Happy Anniversary and Blessings to them.

passed on the greatest gift of all - to be a Democrat from the heart of your soul.

Hats off to two wonderful people.

congrats to your parents

"Mary, do you think it will last?" and everyone laughs.

melancholy....but thinking what the greatest gift they gave me? - was to be a Democrat. And, to actually care. And to not be one of those people with a Lock her up sign.

to this day, cringe when the phone rings, let alone be part of some kind of group outside their home. They were never active in politics, they only knew in their gut to pull the straight Dem ticket. Period. Paragraph.

What did your parents do on the political vein?

You have been blessed with amazing parents, and you very obviously treasure them.

with that. But, if you asked them, they wouldn't even have a clue about it - it's just one of those things that's just "in the air".

voted always to help others.

Thanks for sharing this

Much love to you and to your Mom and Dad! They sound like incredible people!

decent human beings....but with Democrat halos..!

My parents celebrated their 62nd anniversary in Feb. They are both 85 and lifelong Dems. They are very vocal about how much they loathe Trump.
Dad was for Bernie, Mom for Hillary but they both now are excited to cast their early ballots for Hillary. My Mom said that she never thought she'd live long enough to vote for a woman president. And here we are. I'm thrilled and grateful.
Cheers!

so un-gentlemanly-like?

Like the rest of us. They see him as a self-promoting reality show clown.

and my mom at 94 last year. My dad was was a Marine who served in the South Pacific during WII. The were both "Kennedy Democrats" My Dad got more liberal the older that he got and he was liberal to begin with. I loved talking politics with him. I miss them both very much.

Boston too? I thought my Dad would say..."Nah...what a bunch of crap but he didn't and went." It is truly high time for someone else to pick up that banner. I miss all the real hardcore Dems - or perhaps I am not aware as I should be. We can only hope that our children think as much of us as we do of ours, huh. Glad I wrote this to make me re-remember that.

because for some reason the keyboard is blurry... please give my loye to your parents.

the miles !!!! Just think, we still have each other !!!

They have each other and they have YOU!...

Just cause they're older doesn't mean they don't know these things.

"Your generation didn't invent the blowjob, you know" - my father to my sister, during a discussion about sexual trends and mores.

Cherish the days you have left with them. Mom has been gone 2 years now and my dad, also a WWII and Korea vet, passed in 2000. My mother would have thought Trump was a complete joke and my Dad would have thought similar.

talked about sex, tangentially, was on my wedding day, when I was late leaving for my honeymoon because I wanted to hang out with my out of town girlfriends. My mom came up to my room and said, "Don't be scared, when you get to the hotel, you can sit and talk in the lobby."

but my mom and dad did have the tendency to be very frank and open and funny at times.

Thank you for sharing. Most of us are so disgusted, disheartened, and dismayed by "news" today that we need some joy and happiness to get through the day. You delivered!

My Dad passed many years ago, but he too was in WWll, Navy, South Pacific. Makes me wonder what if they may have crossed paths. Both of my parents revered FDR and were looking lifelong Democrats. I am proud to say that both of my daughters are carrying on the tradition.

Great about your daughters - we have to pay it all forward

Your mom bowled a 200? Good grief! That's better than I can do. I'm glad they raised such fine children and that there are still people with real values around. Happy Anniversary Mary and Joseph.

glad I was either raised or born with the Liberal gene. I just almost feel sorry for people who spend their life hating on this group and that group. Don't you think it would be just a horrible way to live? And most of the ones like that that I know are huge church-goers.

Yup, my mom is so good at bowling I secretly wish she would let one of us beat her once in a while.

My parents made it to 45 years when my dad died at age 69. My mom passed 8 years later. So, i haven't had either parent for nearly 7 years now. Good for you and your family!

My Mother is 84 and still misses my Dad. He's been gone since '75. Heart failure at age 42. They were so in love. They were happy.
They had 16 yrs together. She's never been the same.

Obviously you are glad they found each other. May they have a beautiful day!

Congratulations to them - and to you!