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canuckkidd · 01-19-2007, 09:13 AM

Has anybody seen this episode? I saw this Season 5 episode for the first time a couple of days ago and it had to be the saddest FOL episode I have seen so far. This episode hit home for home for me personally and will do the same for anybody who has lost a very close family member. I don't know if I will ever be able to watch this episode again it is such a sad but very real episode. It was so eerie how similar the whole episode was to my experience of losing a close family member.

FOLrocks1 · 01-19-2007, 10:30 AM

It was a very sad episode. I think I cry just about every time I see it.

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 01-20-2007, 12:25 PM

i have seen it, have it on tape... it is quite sad! Quite real how the girls felt out of place... and i felt SOOO bad for tootie, i just wanted to jump in the screen and hug her (had this been somethign in real life) becuase it seemed she felt so scared and alone and nobody would hug the poor girl until when natalie finally did... but then she backed away becuase she didn't want to start to cry. it was hard to see natalie in that much pain, but quite understandable... i thought that she needed a little bit of a longer mourning period after this epeisode though, it was only one episode after and then she seemed back to normal... it needed to be a little more gradual, and then maybe at like graduation, her freaking out that her father wont be there or something... i dunno, haha. but yes, i will agree with you guys

canuckkidd · 01-20-2007, 01:36 PM

I can relate to Natalie trying her best to hide her emotions as best as she can then coming to the realization her father is no longer with her and how will the family survive without him. It was very sad when she broke down and asked her mother "how are we going to survive without him." The ending was fitting though when Jo says to Natalie "things are going to get better, you are not going to always feel this way."

JO jr · 01-22-2007, 07:40 PM

MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 14 Y/O, ON MARCH 17, 1983. I WAS A FRESHMAN AT THE TIME.

I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS EP AND IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. BEING LIKE JO, I HELD MOST EVERYTHING IN. IN FACT, I ONLY CRIED WHEN I HEARD MY MOM COME INTO OUR FRIENDS' HOME. AND MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND SAID "SORRY..." I KNEW THAT HE HAD DIED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT AND I CRIED IN DISBELIEF. MY DAD WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

THEREAFTER, I HELD EVERYTHING IN, UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE VIEWED HIS BODY AT THE WAKE. THEN I SAW ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS STAND BEFORE ME, WITH HER ARMS OUTSTRECHED, AND I CRIED INTO HER ARMS.

I SAW THIS EP RECENTLY ON ME-TV, AND IT STILL IS VERY TOUCHING AND REAL TO ME. I THOUGHT THE PORTRAYAL OF EACH OF THE GIRLS AND MRS. G WAS PERFECT. I THINK SOMEONE HAD TO WRITE FROM EXPERIENCE.

AND YES, SOMETIMES THE LOSS SEEMS UNBEARABLE, BUT THERE IS TRUTH IN WHAT JO SAID: "YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO FEEL THIS WAY."

IN MARCH IT WILL BE 24 YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH. I STILL MISS DAD SOMETHING AWEFUL AND WONDER HOW MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT WITH HIM BY MY SIDE ALL THESE YEARS. BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE I WILL SEE HIM ONCE AGAIN, AND MAN, OH MAN, WILL WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT

Nighthawk76 · 01-22-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JO jr

MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 14 Y/O, ON MARCH 17, 1983. I WAS A FRESHMAN AT THE TIME.

I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS EP AND IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. BEING LIKE JO, I HELD MOST EVERYTHING IN. IN FACT, I ONLY CRIED WHEN I HEARD MY MOM COME INTO OUR FRIENDS' HOME. AND MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND SAID "SORRY..." I KNEW THAT HE HAD DIED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT AND I CRIED IN DISBELIEF. MY DAD WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

THEREAFTER, I HELD EVERYTHING IN, UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE VIEWED HIS BODY AT THE WAKE. THEN I SAW ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS STAND BEFORE ME, WITH HER ARMS OUTSTRECHED, AND I CRIED INTO HER ARMS.

I SAW THIS EP RECENTLY ON ME-TV, AND IT STILL IS VERY TOUCHING AND REAL TO ME. I THOUGHT THE PORTRAYAL OF EACH OF THE GIRLS AND MRS. G WAS PERFECT. I THINK SOMEONE HAD TO WRITE FROM EXPERIENCE.

AND YES, SOMETIMES THE LOSS SEEMS UNBEARABLE, BUT THERE IS TRUTH IN WHAT JO SAID: "YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO FEEL THIS WAY."

IN MARCH IT WILL BE 24 YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH. I STILL MISS DAD SOMETHING AWEFUL AND WONDER HOW MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT WITH HIM BY MY SIDE ALL THESE YEARS. BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE I WILL SEE HIM ONCE AGAIN, AND MAN, OH MAN, WILL WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT

I'm really sorry about your dad, Jodi.

I remember you mentioning that he passed away in 1983 before and I never said anything at that point, so I this time around I wanted to make sure I told you how sorry that I am. It must have been really difficult for you to lose a parent at such an early age in life. Your dad will always live on through you though. So in that sense he is still here.

JO jr · 02-04-2007, 11:32 PM

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I'm really sorry about your dad, Jodi.

I remember you mentioning that he passed away in 1983 before and I never said anything at that point, so I this time around I wanted to make sure I told you how sorry that I am. It must have been really difficult for you to lose a parent at such an early age in life. Your dad will always live on through you though. So in that sense he is still here.

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Nighthawk76 · 02-04-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JO jr

YOU'RE THE SWEETEST GUY MIKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR WORDS TOUCHED MY

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01-19-2007, 10:30 AM	#2
FOLrocks1 My favorite ladies! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,103	It was a very sad episode. I think I cry just about every time I see it.
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01-20-2007, 12:25 PM	#3
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	i have seen it, have it on tape... it is quite sad! Quite real how the girls felt out of place... and i felt SOOO bad for tootie, i just wanted to jump in the screen and hug her (had this been somethign in real life) becuase it seemed she felt so scared and alone and nobody would hug the poor girl until when natalie finally did... but then she backed away becuase she didn't want to start to cry. it was hard to see natalie in that much pain, but quite understandable... i thought that she needed a little bit of a longer mourning period after this epeisode though, it was only one episode after and then she seemed back to normal... it needed to be a little more gradual, and then maybe at like graduation, her freaking out that her father wont be there or something... i dunno, haha. but yes, i will agree with you guys
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01-19-2007, 09:13 AM	#1
canuckkidd :) Senior Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,065	Death in the Family Episode Has anybody seen this episode? I saw this Season 5 episode for the first time a couple of days ago and it had to be the saddest FOL episode I have seen so far. This episode hit home for home for me personally and will do the same for anybody who has lost a very close family member. I don't know if I will ever be able to watch this episode again it is such a sad but very real episode. It was so eerie how similar the whole episode was to my experience of losing a close family member.

01-20-2007, 01:36 PM	#4
canuckkidd :) Senior Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,065	I can relate to Natalie trying her best to hide her emotions as best as she can then coming to the realization her father is no longer with her and how will the family survive without him. It was very sad when she broke down and asked her mother "how are we going to survive without him." The ending was fitting though when Jo says to Natalie "things are going to get better, you are not going to always feel this way."

01-22-2007, 07:40 PM	#5
JO jr Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 05, 2005 Posts: 1,249	MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 14 Y/O, ON MARCH 17, 1983. I WAS A FRESHMAN AT THE TIME. I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS EP AND IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. BEING LIKE JO, I HELD MOST EVERYTHING IN. IN FACT, I ONLY CRIED WHEN I HEARD MY MOM COME INTO OUR FRIENDS' HOME. AND MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND SAID "SORRY..." I KNEW THAT HE HAD DIED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT AND I CRIED IN DISBELIEF. MY DAD WAS MY BEST FRIEND. THEREAFTER, I HELD EVERYTHING IN, UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE VIEWED HIS BODY AT THE WAKE. THEN I SAW ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS STAND BEFORE ME, WITH HER ARMS OUTSTRECHED, AND I CRIED INTO HER ARMS. I SAW THIS EP RECENTLY ON ME-TV, AND IT STILL IS VERY TOUCHING AND REAL TO ME. I THOUGHT THE PORTRAYAL OF EACH OF THE GIRLS AND MRS. G WAS PERFECT. I THINK SOMEONE HAD TO WRITE FROM EXPERIENCE. AND YES, SOMETIMES THE LOSS SEEMS UNBEARABLE, BUT THERE IS TRUTH IN WHAT JO SAID: "YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO FEEL THIS WAY." IN MARCH IT WILL BE 24 YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH. I STILL MISS DAD SOMETHING AWEFUL AND WONDER HOW MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT WITH HIM BY MY SIDE ALL THESE YEARS. BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE I WILL SEE HIM ONCE AGAIN, AND MAN, OH MAN, WILL WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT