Losing cyber friends

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:08 am

A very good (cyber friend) of mine died recently :-1

Just because he was a cyber friend does not mean the pain was any less for me, maybe even more as he was in America & so i cant go to pay my condolences.

Goodbye Mark, your star shines brightly tonight & always.

Lesson learned = if you care about someone, let them know.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:23 am

BC I have made some good friends on here and feel at times when we are chatting they are in the same room as me.We have shared good times and bad times and have laughed till I couldn't type anymore and also cried till the tears had also stopped me from saying anymore.I feel I know some of them just as well as I know RL friends.................some maybe even better.....but make no mistake about it.....my feelings and love for them are no less then any RL friend I have and know also at the end of the day they are the ones to hear my moans and groans all hours of the night at times ..........maybe Cyber Friends but to me also REAL Friends and I love them to bits and if that makes me odd in any way......well so what......Ive been called worse;)You loved your friend and to me thats normal babex

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:23 am

I'm sorry Buttercup.

If a friend is real, it doesn't matter if they're "cyber" friends or not, they're still real friends.

I'm sure it is upsetting that distance keep you from paying condolences but you can honor him in your own personal way and I've no doubt he would appreciate that. Maybe there is some special thing you could do in his memory that would help you.

I'm really sorry Buttercup.

Trunk Monkey · Post by **Trunk Monkey** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:34 am

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:37 am

Yeah Red there is, when this video first came out me & Mark laughed so hard we cried. Everytime i see it i think of him. I loved you Mark, i loved your thoughts & beliefs (even tho i disagreed with most of them :wah:) & rants & sillyness & attitude to life & what was left of it.

My heart's been heavy since you passed but filled eternally in your light & the essence of your being, you touched me deeper than you could ever know. R.I.P my lovely friend. One last laugh eh?

Here's the video.

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:49 am

awww i'm so sorry you lost your friend!:yh_hugs

it's something we all need to remember, if we love someone we need to tell them because who knows what tomorrow will bring!

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:57 am

That's a cute video

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:45 am

I'm very sorry to hear about the death of your friend Buttercup. I'm sure though he wouldn't want you to feel too sad and down, and to try and stay as happy and positive as you can, and remember all the good times you had together, because those special memories will life forever.

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:58 am

buttercup;890716 wrote: A very good (cyber friend) of mine died recently :-1

Just because he was a cyber friend does not mean the pain was any less for me, maybe even more as he was in America & so i cant go to pay my condolences.

Goodbye Mark, your star shines brightly tonight & always.

Lesson learned = if you care about someone, let them know.

Buttercup - I am so sorry to hear this...:-4:-4

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:07 pm

((((((((((Butters))))))))) :-4

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:16 pm

:yh_hugs's for Butters

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:04 pm

big hugs to you babes xxx:-4

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:16 pm

I am sorry for the loss of your friend. If you don't mind my asking, Buttercup, how did you find out about his death? I have thought off and on that if something happened to me, nobody here would know. My hubby doesn't use the computer. Does anyone else ever think of this............or is it just me?

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:20 pm

buttercup;890716 wrote: A very good (cyber friend) of mine died recently :-1

Just because he was a cyber friend does not mean the pain was any less for me, maybe even more as he was in America & so i cant go to pay my condolences.

Goodbye Mark, your star shines brightly tonight & always.

Lesson learned = if you care about someone, let them know.

Sorry to hear about your friend.

I am sure you will have fantastic memories of him so you can seek comfort in them:-4:-4

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:21 pm

along-for-the-ride;891124 wrote: I am sorry for the loss of your friend. If you don't mind my asking, Buttercup, how did you find out about his death? I have thought off and on that if something happened to me, nobody here would know. My hubby doesn't use the computer. Does anyone else ever think of this............or is it just me?

I have often thought of that AFTR so I have asked my daughter to log on & let people know when she feels she can do that:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:26 pm

Hello Buttercup:-4

I am so sorry about the loss of your friend. All of my thoughts are with you.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:33 pm

along-for-the-ride;891124 wrote: I am sorry for the loss of your friend. If you don't mind my asking, Buttercup, how did you find out about his death? I have thought off and on that if something happened to me, nobody here would know. My hubby doesn't use the computer. Does anyone else ever think of this............or is it just me?

Hello Along:-6

That's a great idea. It is a good idea to have some FG friends here know your address incase something happened to you. If anything happened to me, Aussie Pam would notify everyone. I also have a few friends here who have my address, phone number and email address. I worry sometimes when I see a friend not posting and think that something may have happened to them.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:21 pm

Kathy Ellen;891140 wrote: Hello Along:-6

That's a great idea. It is a good idea to have some FG friends here know your address incase something happened to you. If anything happened to me, Aussie Pam would notify everyone. I also have a few friends here who have my address, phone number and email address. I worry sometimes when I see a friend not posting and think that something may have happened to them.

Sorry Kathy, that tickled me, how do you see someone when they're not posting ??

I'd better go to bed before I upset someone with my silly mood :wah:

I must remind my brother that he's in charge of letting you guys know if anything happened to me, he's currently in Tintagel chasing a large blue though.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:43 pm

Oh B Cup I am so sorry. Huge huggs hun. I remember loosing a pen pal of 15 years had never met her only wrote her letters and it was awful to loose her suddenly.

As well it brings back the sadness we here in FG felt those of us who knew Cheshire Cat.

A friend is a friend, no matter what medium we know them through.

My sincerest sympathines B Cup.

M

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:27 pm

along-for-the-ride;891124 wrote: I am sorry for the loss of your friend. If you don't mind my asking, Buttercup, how did you find out about his death? I have thought off and on that if something happened to me, nobody here would know. My hubby doesn't use the computer. Does anyone else ever think of this............or is it just me?

i have thought of this many times!

there is no one in my life in the real world that even knows i come on here!

so if something were to happen to me no one would even know y'all are here!

but Carol has my phone number and i might give it to a couple more people, if i disappear one day if someone would call that number then i'm sure someone would be there to explain what happened to me!

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:58 pm

I am sorry for your loss buttercup....I've thought the same thoughts as everyone else....

to me cyber friends are just as precious as ones in person.....I don't know what I would've done without my sweet cyber friends at some really tough times in the last 2 years.....:-1

big hugs to you buttercup!:-4