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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Italianmumma on September 04, 2014, 06:50:19 AM

Title: My Mum & Dad
Post by: Italianmumma on September 04, 2014, 06:50:19 AM

Would like to share that my Mum & Dad are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary today...my Mum was 17 when she married Dad...they suffered a still born baby at the beginning of their marriage & went on to have 6 children 20 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren!!! They have had ups & downs. They were sad when i moved abroad with my family and when my brother to moved to NZ.  Mum suffered terrible during the menopause and Dad was great ( fantastic seeing as its a different generation) . And both have suffered the loss of lots of friends & family  The worst of which was my brother dying at the age of 42 & then their great granddaughter being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 2 ( who is still fighting) but they still laugh, hold hands in bed, & love each other with a passion!!!! 💖💐

Title: Re: My Mum & Dad
Post by: dulciana on September 04, 2014, 07:24:21 AM

Congratulations to your Mum and Dad, Italianmumma!
 :congrats:

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Post by: Dyan on September 04, 2014, 07:47:20 AM

Congratulations to your mum & dad Italianmumma :congrats:

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Post by: Milamam on September 04, 2014, 08:51:48 AM

Congratulations for such a remarkable anniversary! You must be a very proud daugther, avd happy to have their support!

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Post by: oldsheep on September 04, 2014, 09:14:46 AM

Many congrats!
Are you all Italian? is it multi complimenti  ;D

Title: Re: My Mum & Dad
Post by: Italianmumma on September 04, 2014, 09:21:48 AM

Oldsheep my husband is half Italian, we moved here 8 years ago so my daughthers could spend time with their Nonno who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer!! Unfortunately he died 2 years ago!!! We have a good life here! Apart from missing family desperately i also bacame a Nan this year (i have 2 older children from my 1st marriage) so my daughters are fluent as is my husband, me not so much 😞

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Post by: Rowan on September 04, 2014, 09:30:55 AM

My Nonna was Italian, love Italy.

My OH is fluent in Italian, we met at an Italian Circolo run by our Italian Teacher, I speak it but not fluently but always got by when I was in Italy.

Your post was heart warming Italianmumma  :)

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Post by: Greyhoundgal on September 04, 2014, 12:16:01 PM

Wow, that's some achievement and lovely to read - big congratulations to your Mum & Dad  :congrats:

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Post by: babyjane on September 04, 2014, 04:32:14 PM

many congratulations to your mum and dad on their diamond wedding anniversary

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Post by: honeybun on September 04, 2014, 05:49:16 PM

What a lovely story.


 :congrats:


to them both.


Honeyb
x

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Post by: CLKD on September 04, 2014, 06:40:00 PM

How lovely thank you for sharing.   :cake:    :party09:

Title: Re: My Mum & Dad
Post by: Italianmumma on September 04, 2014, 08:01:58 PM

Thanks to all of you that took the time to write congratulations & to those of you that read this post!!! 😘👍🙌

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Post by: Galadriel on September 04, 2014, 09:28:19 PM

This is by far the loveliest thing I've read for weeks. Congratulations to your mum and dad  :cake: :congrats:

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Post by: catdude on September 10, 2014, 09:52:55 PM

Fabulous - such a change to read something really positive.

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Post by: CLKD on September 11, 2014, 12:53:43 PM

Any cake left ?  ;)