My grandma died over the weekend.

Marle Senior Member Posts: 6,482 Likes: 3,444	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:23:02 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marle on Jan 26, 2015 0:23:02 GMT -5 I'm sorry
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liverandonions Elder Posts: 10,663 Likes: 12,308	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:24:15 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liverandonions on Jan 26, 2015 0:24:15 GMT -5 I'm sorry for your loss.
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motzie Senior Member Posts: 6,499 Likes: 4,296	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:24:44 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by motzie on Jan 26, 2015 0:24:44 GMT -5 I'm sorry for your loss.
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gogadgetgo Full Member Posts: 4,403 Likes: 1,676	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:25:25 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gogadgetgo on Jan 26, 2015 0:25:25 GMT -5 I'm so sorry. My memories of my grandparents are of events rather than personality traits but they're mine and I treasure them. Hugs
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Una Junior Member Posts: 818 Likes: 1,042	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:28:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Una on Jan 26, 2015 0:28:02 GMT -5 I'm so sorry for your loss.
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bohemianmango Full Member Posts: 1,783 Likes: 4,722	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:32:26 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bohemianmango on Jan 26, 2015 0:32:26 GMT -5 I'm so sorry
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Post by just on Jan 26, 2015 0:32:59 GMT -5

Sometimes knowing someone doesn't mean knowing their soul. Your grandmother was a grandmother. And gave you experiences regardless on if she inserted herself into them.

At the risk of getting flamed, I think this is kind of an American thing. In many cultures, you don't feel a personal closeness to a grandmother, instead you have an experiential relationship with them that focuses on your grand mother lavishing wonderful things on you.

I never knew my grandmother the way I "should" but when I think of her, my heart swells with love. And through my mom I know her history and her story.

TL;DR feel what you feel. There's no right or wrong.

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steph196 Elder Posts: 15,855 Likes: 27,348	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:38:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steph196 on Jan 26, 2015 0:38:22 GMT -5 I'm sorry!
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styme46 Senior Member Posts: 6,014 Likes: 3,480	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 0:44:29 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by styme46 on Jan 26, 2015 0:44:29 GMT -5 I'm sorry. (((Hugs)))
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Post by trafficgirl on Jan 26, 2015 0:50:09 GMT -5

I'm sorry. Losing a grandparent is hard. It forces you to face the fact that the generations are shifting (at least it did for me).

Big hugs.

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sofamonkey Senior Member Posts: 7,939 Likes: 17,400	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 1:09:12 GMT -5 So_Fetch and intentionalsnarkshark like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sofamonkey on Jan 26, 2015 1:09:12 GMT -5 I am so sorry. Let me know if you need anything. ((jugs)) ETA - I MEANT ((Hugs))!! Oy. You let me know if yo need either though.
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sequins Senior Member If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Posts: 7,541 Likes: 17,461	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 1:18:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sequins on Jan 26, 2015 1:18:34 GMT -5 I'm sorry
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Post by WOT?* on Jan 26, 2015 1:20:11 GMT -5

I'm sorry snark.

I didn't know my grandmother well either, but I remember her being soft and fluffy, even though she wasn't necessarily huggable. I worked beside her for years in family businesses and she was a sharp, stubborn lady, but I didn't ever know behind the surface of her or my grandfather. I had a much better relationship with my other grandparents, whom I adored and saw regularly, but I still didn't *know* them beyond them being my grandparents. Riding in the basket of grandma's three-wheel bike, snapping peas, picking strawberries and grapes, sitting beside her and learning to crochet, watching Lawrence Welk and then Disney on Sundays. Sometimes it's all we get. I agree with just, not necessarily that it's an American thing, but it is a *thing* to not really know the older generation because you're so busy being children. You don't talk to them or know them as adults until it's well past that stage of the game.

Hugs and more hugs.

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textbookcase Senior Member Posts: 9,129 Likes: 6,253	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 1:20:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by textbookcase on Jan 26, 2015 1:20:26 GMT -5 I'm so sorry. I had a similar reaction when my paternal grandma died, which was strange because I was so much closer to my maternal grandma. Hugs
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pantsparty Elder Posts: 35,487 Likes: 87,759	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 1:46:17 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pantsparty on Jan 26, 2015 1:46:17 GMT -5 I am so sorry
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So_Fetch Senior Member Posts: 5,077 Likes: 3,768	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 1:51:09 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by So_Fetch on Jan 26, 2015 1:51:09 GMT -5 Im so sorry for your loss.
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bania Elder Posts: 11,170 Likes: 10,755	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 2:34:46 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bania on Jan 26, 2015 2:34:46 GMT -5 I'm so sorry friend. (((Hugs)))
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Post by Nonny on Jan 26, 2015 2:57:02 GMT -5

I'm sorry for your loss, because it's there, even if you are having a hard time articulating it.

When my grandpa died I kind of felt the same way; we never had a conversation without other people around, and I know he loved me as a granddaughter, but he didn't actually know me as a person.

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mrsukyankee Elder Posts: 22,478 Likes: 29,604	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 3:50:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsukyankee on Jan 26, 2015 3:50:02 GMT -5 I'm so sorry for your loss.
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meganew Elder Posts: 11,152 Likes: 26,783	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 4:34:08 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by meganew on Jan 26, 2015 4:34:08 GMT -5 I'm so sorry.
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My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 4:35:14 GMT -5 intentionalsnarkshark likes this

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Post by elleblue on Jan 26, 2015 4:35:14 GMT -5

I'm so sorry intentionalsnarkshark. I don't think you have to know someone to know them, if that makes any sense. She was your grandmother and obviously a central point to many of your childhood experiences and memories. I was only four when my mother's father died and to this day I still miss him, even though obviously I didn't have a long history to miss, kwim? *giant hugs* (or jugs if you prefer) to you my dear friend

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yourmother Full Member Posts: 4,876 Likes: 3,357	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 5:12:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by yourmother on Jan 26, 2015 5:12:35 GMT -5 I'm so sorry for your loss.
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tdk2 Senior Member Posts: 5,842 Likes: 3,358	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 5:53:17 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tdk2 on Jan 26, 2015 5:53:17 GMT -5 I'm so sorry.
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ZoeHart Full Member Posts: 4,505 Likes: 4,813	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 5:54:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ZoeHart on Jan 26, 2015 5:54:38 GMT -5 I'm sorry for your loss.
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Saint Monica Elder Posts: 11,851 Likes: 11,208	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 5:58:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Saint Monica on Jan 26, 2015 5:58:34 GMT -5 ((snarkshark)) I'm sorry for your loss.
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alzi Elder Posts: 18,487 Likes: 16,020	My grandma died over the weekend. Jan 26, 2015 6:02:18 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by alzi on Jan 26, 2015 6:02:18 GMT -5 I'm so sorry
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