LPT never delete voicemails of loved ones, especially on holidays.

Submitted by WindowMoon t3_10kbkec in LifeProTips

my mom has been in hospice the last month. her memory is shot, she can’t use her phone, she can’t stand, she can’t hold a conversation. she’s very confused and the shell of who she was.

ever since 2020 i’ve saved all her voicemails. including a special one that has her singing happy birthday. in march, my birthday month, i’ll be yo listen to her sing to me as much as i want.

i could hear her say my name, that say she loves me, and was thinking of me. her voice wasn’t struggling in pain, it was her.

edit: i just wanted to say thank you to everyone sharing their experiences about their loved ones. i felt dramatic about being so intensely scared and saddened by the idea of my moms passing. knowing so many others relate to what i’m experiencing is deeply comforting. thank you!

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nemopost t1_j5pkvdk wrote

My heart goes out to you stranger. Ive been there with both parents. I still have a voice mail of my mom wishing me a happy birthday while she was sick. Nothing lasts forever but its been nice to hear her voice. I don’t play it that often because its not easy to listen without emotions welling up.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5pmp9q wrote

Replying to nemopost (#1,470,666)

thank you so much. i just wrote this on my lunch break because i randomly decided to play them. i think i secretly wanted to get emotional, because i feel better now. i feel like i can listen to them more now without crying so much.

i’m glad to you feel the same feelings about your mom. not everyone is as lucky to have such a wonderful parent. thanks for sharing ❤️

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SoleIbis t1_j5pngsy wrote

I feel this. I deleted a voicemail from my dad a long, long time ago. After he died I tried to literally even just call his number to hear his voicemail greeting- his asshole brother picked up the phone instead.

Don’t delete voicemails

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strawbabycreme t1_j5po0sm wrote

can’t recommend this enough, having been in a similar situation as OP — you never know when you’ll lose your phone, have to change a phone number or get a new sim card.

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reasonandmadness t1_j5pthva wrote

Can confirm. I have recordings of my father who passed in August that I'll likely forever cherish.

Wound is still fresh on this one but I'm thankful to have messages from him saying hi before he went downhill.

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aeolith t1_j5ptmfz wrote

After my mother died suddenly, months later I found an voicemail telling me she’d gone home, and “if you need me, I’ll be home.” I saved it everywhere I could. I can hear it in my head whenever I miss her. One day I’ll meet her at home.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5pu08r wrote

Replying to aeolith (#1,471,611)

aw, thank you for sharing. a sudden death is so tragic in so many ways. my moms slow long death is hard, but at least i can be there for the slow decline.

❤️you’ll see her again, eventually ❤️

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Halsin0891 t1_j5pvk5h wrote

Will add to this: Backup your voicemails to a secondary or even tertiary location. Voicemails on mobile devices are saved by default to cloud storage. When my wife & I changed carriers from Verizon to Cricket we hadn't saved her voicemails, and Verizon deleted those voicemails immediately after we changed providers, so my wife lost her voicemails, including ones from several close relatives who had passed.

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motociclista t1_j5pw318 wrote

For years I held on to my dads last text to me. And his last voicemail. Then I had to switch phones once and everything backed up except texts and voicemails. All gone. Bums me out when I think about it. After he died, I found some old vhs tapes that I think contain home videos. I haven’t been able to watch them yet. Mom died 10 years before and I haven’t heard her voice since. I may be ready to see the videos one day, but not yet.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5pwfsb wrote

Replying to motociclista (#1,471,926)

this is inspiring to record a video of my mom. saying happy birthday merry christmas, and maybe even a future video for her grandchildren if i ever decide to have kids. even if she’s out of it, i think ill still cherish the moments.

god, the small things become so important down the road. thank you for sharing

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Halsin0891 t1_j5px87y wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,471,987)

No problem! Also, if you need a program to play the audio file on the computer, I typically recommend VLC media player. It's open source/free, and works with a ton of different audio/video files

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MissMischief13 t1_j5pzgul wrote

Could you please tell me how?
They can only be saved in my "inbox" for so many days before they just get deleted :( Is there an easier way than just like.. recording and hitting play on it?

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5q1oib wrote

Replying to getmesomehopeplz (#1,472,280)

thank you ❤️ i always have wanted to move, but i decided staying here for my mom is important. she does not have a partner or any other kids. so i’m thankful we have each other. god i sound so cheesy, just highly emotional

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SugarMumma t1_j5q2717 wrote

I lost my father in 2021 and for the longest time I believed I will forget what he used to sound like and one day my sister finds a clip of him trying his luck at recording a podcast and it felt unreal. It felt strange and deeply painful. Please make as many videos as you can, but most importantly please tell them that you love them.

I lost my father to a sudden death and I have still not recovered. Sending loads of love to you and your mom :)

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MissMischief13 t1_j5q33lc wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,472,587)

Thank you! I have a great grandmother with some severe alzheimer's and it's so nice when she's lucid, that I'd like to get some recordings of that version of her voice - like you said there's so much to be said for tone <3 Thank you.

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Relative_Ad4542 t1_j5q4fg6 wrote

Damn bro. Reading this made me so sad. You poor soul, i hope youre doing okay

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I_Want_To_Know22 t1_j5q4fmf wrote

This is an excellent tip. I have a voicemail or two saved from my mom, who thankfully is still here and in general good health.

I wish I had one from a few different people, but alas, I do not.

Also, OP, I'm sorry for what you're going through right now. (Internet hugs)

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emptybottleofdoom t1_j5q4mwb wrote

Better yet, record them external from a phone system. Make copies, online and local.

The phone company PROBABLY isn't going to lose them, but you can't get any more.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5q55rw wrote

Replying to Relative_Ad4542 (#1,472,834)

i am struggling, i found out my boyfriend had a titty picture of his ex on his phone sunday night as well. fuck man 😂

when it rains it pours. but expressing myself, and talking helps (hense this post!)

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ObfuscatedAnswers t1_j5q5d00 wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,472,795)

Your title could be read as a suggestion not to delete the voicemail in mailboxes belonging to people you love.

I.e. their voicemails, not voicemails they have left you (as those would technically be your voicemails, from them).

Also, see nick. ;)

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reasonandmadness t1_j5q5o69 wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,471,632)

> my mom hasn’t even passed and i’m a M E S S.

I'm so sorry, I totally get it. I was as well. Losing a parent isn't easy. My girlfriend lost her father a few months before mine so we've both been grieving.

Only advice I can offer is to work towards remembering and celebrating the great times, forgive the bad, and to work towards personal closure as best as you can to anything which is lingering heavy in your heart. I wish I had done that more while he was still with us.

Difficult time. So sorry. :(

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Moerdac t1_j5q6ixt wrote

I still have a couple dead people on my fb messenger.

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JeffSantos07 t1_j5q7iqo wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,472,998)

Yeah but nowadays you got so many apps with voice messages. My grandma is turned 70 last year and she only talks through whatsapp now. Got tons and tons of voice messages from her I can save directly :)

Not saying everyone should use it, I just found it interesting that people still use voicemail. Seems so much more difficult to send and receive.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5q7yus wrote

Replying to Relative_Ad4542 (#1,473,163)

uhg. he didn’t really have one. he admitted he was wrong and deleted it. i wasn’t even going though his phone, i asked to see a specific picture of me because it was funny. he did that thing where he will hold his phone up to my face, but wouldn’t let me hold his phone. which is weird. without trying i got him to admit to the pics.

makes me assume he isn’t over her, and broke my trust. he’s been here while i’m going through this with my mom though and my main support. very conflicted.

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jrhawk42 t1_j5q9e2z wrote

Replying to Halsin0891 (#1,471,966)

You can also run an audio cable to your PC and use voice recording software to save a file to your PC and cloud accounts.

I believe you can do the same w/ a bluetooth connection, but I haven't personally tried that method.

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timelydogood t1_j5q9l7e wrote

I would have done this if I knew one day my mom wouldn't be able to talk for 3 years before she died. She had some funny ones too. But she was a letter writer so have lots of letters written to credit card companies and the news paper editor.

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ObfuscatedAnswers t1_j5q9qkk wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,473,022)

Seriousness and jest are not mutually exclusive. In sadness laughs are sometimes needed to light the gloomiest corners and dispell the shadows.

Never been likened to a vegetable before but... thanks, I guess?

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Itstotallysafe t1_j5q9y6n wrote

This is excellent advice. My mom passed a few years ago and I have a saved voicemail of her singing me happy birthday from before she was sick. I listen to it every year and always plan to. I turn 48 in a few weeks.

I also have them saved from my sister, aunt, and a couple of close friends. They don't know, mainly because it's weirdly morbid, but also because it's just for me.

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HumpieDouglas t1_j5qabur wrote

I have one voicemail from my wife saved and backed up. It's from a week before she died in 2013. I still cry when I listen to it. It makes me sad not having that voice in my life for the last 10 years.

It's just a routine voicemail too, nothing special. She asked me to pick up her meds from the pharmacy and that she'll meet me at her mom's house later that night.

I'd give almost anything just to talk to her and hear her voice again for just 5 minutes.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5qao9v wrote

Replying to HumpieDouglas (#1,473,489)

i can tell how much you loved her. that’s priceless and will stay forever in your heart. god i’m tearing up for you. may she rest in peace knowing how much she was eternally loved by you ❤️

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storm6436 t1_j5qbbac wrote

You'd think posts like this would hurt less when my wife has been a hospice nurse for the last decade, but it doesn't, not when losing my parents is one of the few things that truly worries me. I hope you make it through this with as little anguish and as few long-term problems as possible, OP. It certainly won't be easy.

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SpaceFace11 t1_j5qdk5s wrote

In my personal experience it just made it harder for me to grieve properly but whatever works for you

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Dublinkxo t1_j5qdkvv wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,471,883)

you could literally use a different phone or laptop to record the sound and save it that way. I once lost a super important voicemail and I wished to God I had just recorded it onto my laptop at the time. Gone. Spent an hour on the phone with [cell carrier] for them to tell me it was gone forever. Days of crying. Days.

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Leather_Trash_7751 t1_j5qewp7 wrote

Both of my parents had Alzheimer's and would sometimes call to say nice things and sometimes call to say mean things (like when I had to take the car keys from dad). But I saved all of those messages.

I'm intrigued by the idea Alexa was able to show responding in a loved one's voice..a bit creepy since it's nothing we've experienced before as a human race, but I also wonder if it would be calming at the same time?

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robgriff69 t1_j5qgvyd wrote

Cling on to what you have that comforts you. My aunty (mum's sister) had a basic caller display/ caller id unit that only stored about 10 last received calls. She routinely deleted received calls to ensure the last time my mum called her before she died would remain in that unit as a reminder

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mjmart4 t1_j5qhxs4 wrote

My mom used to call during an assuredly busy time, and leave long, winding voice-mails that gave me tons of anxiety. I was always frustrated that she wouldn't just text me. She died unexpectedly on January 5. I wish I saved one of those frustrating voicemails...

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Sccmj23 t1_j5qs9r4 wrote

My Dad passed away around a year and a half ago. I listened to the last few voicemail messages he had left me right after my sister called to tell me he was gone.

I wanted to save those messages so that I could listen to them again, but I was too emotional to go into my voicemail and save them or archive/back them up and they eventually got deleted.

All that to say.... I 1000000000000000000 percent agree with this post. Even if it's painful or difficult, save those messages! You will miss being able to listen to them once they're gone.

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meshtron t1_j5qtgie wrote

I saved my Dad's last voicemail for a long time after he died. I didn't listen to it often, it didn't say anything special, but seeing "Dad" in my list of messages was nice. I finally decided I was being ridiculous and deleted it. Have regretted it many times since.

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Sccmj23 t1_j5quav3 wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,475,335)

That's true.

I'm just glad I listened to them at least once before they were lost. The last message was from just a few weeks prior to him passing away and he said he loved me at the end. I lost it as soon as I heard that because he had literally JUST passed away but I do wish I could listen to it again! 😭

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Meegok t1_j5qvfbz wrote

The thing we miss most about our loved ones is hearing their voice. Hugs, scent, eyes, all that is wonderful but the voice is the music our souls make while we’re here on Earth. Save those voicemails, save those videos!

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KitchenLoavers t1_j5qvfmf wrote

My voicemails are deleted in 3 days if I listen to them once, even if I press save... If I save them on another day after re-listening, the delete date gets extended for, you guessed it, 3 days. So I've given up on saving voicemails for the most part. Using a separate device to record the phone speaker if I really have to.

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lildorado t1_j5qvv4x wrote

This! Especially if they have a special name for you or something special they say, record them saying it. My Pop always called me “little sht” and he was “big sht” and it gets to me, more than it should, that I’ll never hear him say it again.

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ChiSouthSider43 t1_j5qxr6a wrote

The morning my father died, he called me and left a long voicemail. I was a college student so was knocked out since it was relatively early in the morning. That afternoon I found out he died in a car accident. This was before fancy cell phones and the cloud, etc, so I lost the vm when I got a new phone down the line. It always makes me sad.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5qxvd6 wrote

Replying to Meegok (#1,475,499)

agreed, im def keeping pictures, something that smells like her as well. having her voice is just another way of keeping her alive in my heart.

thank you for your comment ❤️

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mukkalukka22 t1_j5qz54g wrote

I hadn’t heard my nanas voice in 5 years since she passed. My mom recently found a birthday voicemail from the year we lost her and she sent it to me. I cried so hard but it was amazing to hear it again after so long.

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WildBuns1234 t1_j5r0mrr wrote

I still have the voicemail of my mom calling me in a panic that my dad wasn’t breathing. He passed away that night.

I’m a glutton for punishment.

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fish9397 t1_j5r11ue wrote

I saved the voicemail of my mom singing me happy birthday for my 21st. She was diagnosed with brain cancer the next year. I’m forever grateful for doing that. I sent it to my brother on his 21st birthday

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Engelgrafik t1_j5r2y1o wrote

I pretty much don't delete any emails or voicemails or messages from people I know. It's amazing the amount of stuff I can find from 10 or 15 years ago. It really doesn't take up that much space. I honestly don't know why people get so obsessed about deleting messages and stuff. One of the interesting things about listening to really old messages is that I notice I may get something different out of it now than I did 15 years ago. It's hard to explain, but whatever the person says might tell me something I didn't think of back then, but I think of now. It's super interesting.

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Traveledbore t1_j5r3iva wrote

Man I wish I had thought to do an interview with my dad about his life before he passed. I’d cherish it so deeply. The real tip is in the comments, conduct an in in depth interview with your elderly / /dying loved ones about their lives

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5r985u wrote

Replying to Traveledbore (#1,476,279)

yeah i have so many regrets, like asking my mom about all her artwork, our family heirlooms, etc. this weekend i’m having a “spa” day with my mom where i being a face mask and nail polish. if she’s up to it i’m going to make a lil video of her, even if it’s nonsensical. as long as she’s smiling and not in pain. thank you for commenting ❤️

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nightlyraider t1_j5rb7gk wrote

i have two from my dad that is gone that i can't handle listening to but i can't delete.

i figure one day i'll be courageous enough to play them.

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WildBuns1234 t1_j5rh2bk wrote

Same to you friend. The emotion you feel describes their significance.

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faker2425 t1_j5rjupe wrote

My dad used to call all the time and I wouldn’t always answer. He would leave messages frequently, and I would save them to remind myself to call back and to call more often. They were honestly a source of some stress for me, but when he suddenly passed away last year out of nowhere I found that I now have recordings of him just talking, singing happy birthday, etc. I treasure them now, definitely save some voicemails from loved ones because you never know.

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MinnieShoof t1_j5rkp4u wrote

This is very novel advice… but also understand that part of the grieving process is knowing to let go.

I had my mother’s voicemails saved to an old iPhone but eventually got a new one and we turned in my wife’s old device but I kept mine because of the voicemails. A little down the road I had an employee fall on some hard time and she didn’t have a phone (but had a sim) to keep in touch so I offered her my old one. I cleared everything off except those specific voicemails and I told her as such. I eventually left the company suddenly and when I finally ran in to her the topic got around to the phone. She said about a week after I left it got damaged and she was unable to recover it or contact me, so…

I realized I hadn’t listened to them in years. I kept them as more of a charm. Part of me never expected to get that phone back, and I was a little sad at first but we ended our conversation and I felt a little relieved.

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peripheralist t1_j5rkulz wrote

I recently pulled an old dictaphone out of a box and remembered I had a recording of my grandparents singing happy birthday to me on voicemail on my twenty fifth birthday. It took an afternoon to get it off the device. I had to boot up an old windows seven device and randomly download drivers off a YouTube video and scramble a USB mini cable. Brought tears of joy and love.

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StaceOdyssey t1_j5rpf6q wrote

This is really touching. Honestly, it made me tear up a little bit because mine are alive and I don’t know if I will ever hear it from them because they don’t want to acknowledge that they had an oops kid from before their current spouse, but it warms my heart to hear that other parents would actually say this to their kids. ❤️

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MarioPfhorG t1_j5rpv4t wrote

This is also why I suggest people take a short video every Christmas or birthday. No matter how stupid the hair is, or bad the outfits are. You just never know when it’s going to be someone’s last.

I took a birthday video many years ago and someone who’s now passed was in the video. Turns out I was the only one who had ever taken any video of that person. Everyone else only had photos. It’s the only recording of their voice we have, even if the focus wasn’t on them.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5rr01a wrote

Replying to MinnieShoof (#1,477,914)

eh there’s no way right to grieve. telling someone they need to let go isn’t what’s best for every single person. i can hold on to what’s important to me for as long as i’d like. sorry for your loss.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5rr6rs wrote

Replying to faker2425 (#1,477,838)

this is exactly how i was. “ohhh she can wait, i’ll call back”..one of the voice mails is her warning me about a possible thunder storm. today it stormed and stormed, i wish i had a motherly warning for it 😢

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5rrjie wrote

Replying to StaceOdyssey (#1,478,348)

i’m sorry to hear that. i’m actually adopted so i came from a mother who chose drugs. i know im also very lucky and privileged to have an experience like this with my adoptive mom. i purposely put “loved one” in the title because love is not always blood.

thanks for sharing though, all perspectives are valid and you sound like a big ole heckin sweet heart ❤️

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5rrsdu wrote

Replying to MarioPfhorG (#1,478,390)

especially with the ease of taking videos now, im def doing this with my future husband and children. ill even include any pets now. i’m really starting to understand how priceless memories are.

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MinnieShoof t1_j5rs94z wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,478,492)

We all grieve in different ways at different times but there are fundamental archetypes that play out pretty regularly. Acceptance is usually the final one. People don’t often get there while retaining active triggers. You’re right tho - it’s not for everyone. But it’s a thought.

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MarioPfhorG t1_j5rsejg wrote

Replying to WindowMoon (#1,478,565)

Definitely hits harder when you start losing people in your life. I remember in 2019 saying “nah I’ll come to next year’s birthday party, I’m moving out and focussing on my job!” Unfortunately covid hit in 2020, and we had lockdown here for 2 years. By the time we came out of lockdown, they had passed away. That was the last birthday and I missed it. The feeling of emptiness and realisation of how short life is. Just take the video. Just be there. Just go. Do it. Ask that person out, go to that thing, ask for that promotion. It’ll all be gone before you know it.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5rshl2 wrote

Replying to MinnieShoof (#1,478,602)

i can accept death while having a voice mail of my mom singing happy birthday downloaded on my computer. don’t you dare tell me i can’t.

sorry but you’re trying to dictate how i deal with my feelings without any context and it’s gross. let me do what i want, and you can have your opinion but don’t double down when i tell you no. 👋

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Pattimash t1_j5rtyd8 wrote

This is exactly what I have done. My dad passed about a year ago. I can go back and listen to him sing happy birthday to me every single year. I’m so grateful for technology. Videos. Pictures. Voicemails. With these things, people we love can live on in our memories without fade.

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ncc74656m t1_j5ru2fd wrote

Not a voicemail, but other memories come up in the same light for me.

I had a woman who was my best friend, a big sister to me, and sadly she died, over 10 years ago now. I miss her every day, and even though she could be a little direct and sometimes unemotional, one of the last messages I ever got from her was possibly the most incredible and supportive messages I could've ever asked for.

She passed away suddenly, and I treasured that text - for about a month or three. I had a T-Mobile Sidekick at the time, and those phones didn't locally cache anything beyond reboots. When the T-Mobile Sidekick servers went down when Microsoft bought Danger, they advised I try restarting knowing what was going on, and what effects it could have.

I lost that message, and all of our communications forever.

Do your best to make sure your data is securely backed up, and don't pass up opportunities to make more good memories with your people.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5ruhbn wrote

Replying to ncc74656m (#1,478,795)

thank you for that advice. it sounds like that person really left a mark on your life in a beautiful way. i can feel it in what you wrote.

so many people have shared the same type of story about phones losing precious items, and thankfully there are ways to save voicemails on computers or USBs now.

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Nosimus t1_j5ruyp2 wrote

Still have both of my parents. Passed before holidays. But have them saved. (The voicemail.)

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Efficient_Stretch_92 t1_j5rvsgh wrote

My dad died 4 years ago. After he passed, I found several voicemails from him that I’d just forgotten to delete - corny jokes, birthday wishes, just because messages. Now I’m so grateful that I have them.

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Street_bob t1_j5rw8g9 wrote

Is there anyway I can get old voicemails back? Have had the same carrier for 15+ years

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kookie_krum_yum t1_j5s3hdw wrote

My VM will always be full & IDC if that inconveniences someone.

When the snarky comments come (well, your VM is STILL fullllll so I couldn't), I say, dead mom. Sorry that's frustrating for YOU.

That usually shuts them up.

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Necessary-Reading605 t1_j5s4bm1 wrote

When my father died i found his picture on google maps. I bought a vr headset just to see him anytime I wanted. He is there to this day, in the bar’s outside table, seeing the cars go by, as he loved to do. Google blurred his face, but I can see his smile under it. After that my headset lens get wet, all of sudden.

I guess is the moisture from the weather or something.

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18114 t1_j5s4y92 wrote

Anyone make an UTUBE video of Mom???

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navywill88 t1_j5s6431 wrote

Also to add to this, if you are considering switching carriers, back up your voicemails first. Coming from an always iPhone user, my wife lost some of her grandma when we migrated carriers. Luckily I was able to extract them from a local backup.

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gordonronco t1_j5smbkd wrote

I have four VMs saved on my account, three of which are from my dad who passed in 2016. They're about absolutely nothing, and it's not quite how I remember his voice from the first 30 years of my life, but goddamn do I value having them to hear him again.

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LazarusKing t1_j5spk9b wrote

Im hoping I can find some of the vha home movies my mom had of our old birthdays. I want my nephew to see and hear his grandma. She died 4 years before he was born. She'd have lost her goddamn mind over that kid. I miss her.

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Utterlybored t1_j5svfzx wrote

I still have the VM from twelve years ago of my daughter telling me she’d gotten into medical school.

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GoGoGuyverUnit t1_j5tdqwt wrote

I'll agree to this. My wife of 15 years didn't recover from anesthesia from an outpatient procedure. I went into my voice mail soon after she passed and the only message I had still from her was a 3 second hangup from her trying to call at some point in time. I have nothing personal to me with her voice. It was a sucky realization.

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5tee3l wrote

Replying to LazarusKing (#1,481,455)

aw this is a thought i have a lot too. my mom not seeing my graduate, marry, possibly have children.

sounds like you and your nephew have a special connection ❤️ may your mom rest in peace

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terrytw t1_j5tefyg wrote

I'd suggest shot more pics and video with them while you can. They are far better than voicemails. Don't think that taking pictures or videos are stupid or whatnot, they are great tools to remind you of the experience you had.

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BeetzByGeetz t1_j5tew9a wrote

I’m sitting in hospice as I write this comment watching my dad fade away. Wish I would have saved some of his voicemails. Sorry your going through this too.

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manwhorunlikebear t1_j5thxup wrote

I found an old voice message that I wasn't aware of from my mother a few months after she died and I was just so happy to hear her voice once again. I can not describe how much that meant to me.

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oohlalaahweewee t1_j5tr69q wrote

This is something I desperately wish I had done before my mom passed 7 years ago.

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HappyHighwayman t1_j5ua5cj wrote

Hate voicemails. I never listen to them. Who leaves voicemails ?

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5um98t wrote

Replying to GoGoGuyverUnit (#1,483,411)

uhg how tragic. “oh it’s such a small procedure, everything will be fine” and then life hits ya straight in the heart. i’m sorry about your wife, the fact you talk about her 15 years later speaks volumes about y’all’s marriage ❤️ 😭

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WindowMoon OP t1_j5umiep wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,482,818)

yes i emailed them to myself as audio files!!! so at least there’s two copies or everything. going to download on my computer and a USB soon. thanks for the recommendation, fren

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