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These 23 People Unknowingly Said Their Last Words to Someone

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My cousin who I lost touch with for about a year called me and asked me to go to a football game and catch up, I never really liked sporting events so I said I was busy, I think he knew I wasn’t busy. Two weeks later he died in a car accident. To this day I regret not going to that game and have learned that sometimes these things aren’t about what you’re doing but who you’re with.

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“Goodnight mommy, I love you.” The strongest memory I have of my mom before she was murdered by my dad. She put me to bed and I was four years old.

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When I was a teenager, my Dad and I didn’t get along. Completely different personalities, fought a lot. So I figured he didn’t like me and would try to avoid seeing him on his visitation rights and I would duck his calls. This went on for the majority of my teenage years. Then, one day I’m out getting food with my friends and he calls. Surprisingly, I excused myself from the table to answer and talked to him for a bit. He basically spent the time telling me he was proud of me, apologized for for anytime we fought, and told me he loved me. I reciprocated those feelings, albeit slightly confused. He died that night. I think he knew his time was up.

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My mom called me to say hi and that she loved me. We had been estranged for ten years. When she said “I love you”, I didn’t say it back. I just said “bye”. Six months later (a couple weeks ago actually), she died.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.