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posted October 24th, 2019 at 4:37 PM

Today marks one year since my grandfather passed away. He was such a monumental part of my upbringing that losing him impacted me far more than I had anticipated. Even now I have a hard time getting used to the fact that he won't be the one to answer the phone when I call my grandparents house, I won't hear his wonderful laugh ever again, or be on the receiving end of his very useful yet sometimes painfully honest advice. Of course I cherish the memories, I'm thankful for the time we had with him and for the remainder of my family, but damn, do I ever miss that man.

5 Comments

Beautiful post

Oct 25, 2019 at 3:10pm

Really tugged at my heart, nicely done.

Heaetfelt

Oct 25, 2019 at 9:04pm

What a beautiful and heartfelt confession. I feel the same way about my mom's parents. I still remember their voices and miss them dearly. They were always around when I really needed them. My grandpa was more like a dad to me than my own dad. I still have dres that I'm talking on the phone with him and he gives me advice about things in my dreams. I know it's my memory of him shaping what his advice would be, and that hells guide me even though he's not here anymore.

my grandfather

Oct 25, 2019 at 9:37pm

I never met either, they both died years before I was born. My dads dads dad died when my dads dad was 7 so he never really had a dad. And so people slid west and here I am.

John H

Oct 26, 2019 at 9:49pm

That’s so sweet. I miss my mother so much too.
It’s special when people talk about a loved one they cherished and lost . It seems like so many people don’t have the depth of understanding or never really had a close relationship like that .

Anonymous

Oct 27, 2019 at 9:58am

Name your first son after him.
My grandfather was thomas the 6th. Ive got the family tree back to 1505.
Every thomas aparently was amazing and it is evident. I remember mine who had cancer had not seen me in months and he saw me.. He was on a no food my mouth order. He was waiting to die. He wrote me a letter that looked like chicken scratch and smiled at me. The ambulance came to get him to hospital for a ct scan. I got to ride along. He passed away just after we arrived. Amazing man. Why did he have to go.