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Posted by Debbie/NH on 9/18/2008, 9:19 am, in reply to "Grandparents"
Hi Charity,
I lost my grandparents more than 20 years ago and to this day I still miss them so very much. They were awesome to me. I think we always feel that someone no matter what their ages have been taken too soon or we get angry because they are gone.
I wish my own son could have known my grandparents but that was not to be.
In fact, we lost my own Dad when my son was only 4 years old and my husband's Dad had passed long before we had our son. So he has never experienced having a Grandfather but he has known my Mom for a Grandmother. My husband lost his own Mom when he was 14 years old and sadly my son and I lost his Dad when he was 9 years old. But I keep them all alive in memories for them.
My son loves to take out our wedding video and all our vacation video's and check out those who are no longer with us but they live on in video's and pictures. But the video's are better so he can sense them by hearing their voices and he saw my Dad at his birthday parties and different times and events so he hears his voice see him talking to him and hearing him tell Joey how much he loves him. That's something all the talking in the world can't drive home enough. It is darn hard the first few times to see those who are no longer with us but it does help.
There isn't a day that goes by now when I don't tell my son that I love him. I want him to remember that for when my own time comes-whenever that will be-
I wish I had video's for him to meet my own Grandparents. They would have spoiled the crap out of him.
Talk to him about them the good and bad things..Then he can develop a sense about them.
Remember Love is eternal and it never ends.
I'm not sure if this will help you or not but Thank God you had them..Some people are not lucky enough to have great family memebers, parents or grandparents.. You my dear are one of the very lucky ones and you son will understand how wonderful they were through your memories
Big Hugs
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