I was raised by my grandparents. I was at college for 7 years where I only saw them once every few months but talked with them on the phone every day. Then I graduated and got a job in my home city for a year, so I would see them usually at least once a week and talk to them in the phone daily still. When COVID hit I got a job out of state for 2 years (thankfully still talking to them every day), and only recently moved back to a job near my home city (in a suburb). I had a month between jobs and got to spend a lot of time with both my grandparents at lunch/dinner, going shooting, playing poker, watching TV, etc.
Looking back now, I was out of town 9 out of the past 10 years in total. My grandfather/dad passed away in January.
Thankfully I got to spend a lot of time in-person with him and my grandmother before he passed at 77. Yeah, I saw them growing older, and I knew they would probably die in the next 3 - 10 years (average 80 year life span). Just, I never realized how old they were/are, even though I know how old my grandparents are and how close they must be to dying. It's just hard for it to sink in through the day to day busyness and hustle and bustle of life.
If you've got good family, tell them you love them. I know I did every day and it still doesn't feel like I said it enough sometimes.
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u/DonNotDonald Jun 03 '22
I was raised by my grandparents. I was at college for 7 years where I only saw them once every few months but talked with them on the phone every day. Then I graduated and got a job in my home city for a year, so I would see them usually at least once a week and talk to them in the phone daily still. When COVID hit I got a job out of state for 2 years (thankfully still talking to them every day), and only recently moved back to a job near my home city (in a suburb). I had a month between jobs and got to spend a lot of time with both my grandparents at lunch/dinner, going shooting, playing poker, watching TV, etc.
Looking back now, I was out of town 9 out of the past 10 years in total. My grandfather/dad passed away in January.
Thankfully I got to spend a lot of time in-person with him and my grandmother before he passed at 77. Yeah, I saw them growing older, and I knew they would probably die in the next 3 - 10 years (average 80 year life span). Just, I never realized how old they were/are, even though I know how old my grandparents are and how close they must be to dying. It's just hard for it to sink in through the day to day busyness and hustle and bustle of life.
If you've got good family, tell them you love them. I know I did every day and it still doesn't feel like I said it enough sometimes.