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Ten years ago today my grandfather passed away
Dec 18, 2013, 10:20 AM
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I still think about him everyday. The relationship a male has with his grandfather is truly unique.
He was an amazing man. I would give anything to hear another of his stories or spend a few more hours with him.
Any of you who were close to your grandfather's know what I mean.
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I was not close to either of my grandfathers.
Dec 18, 2013, 10:26 AM
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One passed away before my time and the other when I was young. My son has a strong bond with my father and its an amazing thing to see them interact. RIP in peace Grandfather of tmitchell27
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Hall of Famer [21091]
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I told my wife the same thing the other day about my kids
Dec 18, 2013, 10:29 AM
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I have three boys, and to see them interact with my dad is priceless.
Some of the best memories I have are with my grandfather.
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Now all I want to do is be 8 years old, catch some
Dec 18, 2013, 10:34 AM
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crickets, and go fishing with my granddad. He got old real quick after I graduated high school. It was hard to watch but I visited every time I came home. His body was worn out but he never didn't know who I was. It was even before I had a cell phone that he passed away. My dad drove up to Clemson early one July day. Probably got to town by 8 in the morning, I knew the second I opened the door what was going on. To this day, the hardest thing I've ever done is see my dad cry at the funeral.
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Hall of Famer [21091]
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Yep, seeing my dad break down was tough
Dec 18, 2013, 10:41 AM
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my grandma had just passed away 8 months earlier so my dad had a really hard time.
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My grandfather is the reason I went to Clemson. He didn't
Dec 18, 2013, 11:00 AM
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go, but when his son, my uncle, started attending Clemson, Poppy bought season tickets. He then proceeded to go to just about every home game from the early seventies till about 4 years ago when he passed away. My parents were gamecock fans, but he and my grandmother kept 4 tickets so he could bring me and my little brother (older brother is a Gamecock fan too). I think about him alot too...and I miss him a ton. We talk about him so much, my daughter will talk about him. He died before she was born.
My kids absolutely love my Dad. I hope he lives long enough to build a great relationship with my kids like I had with Poppy. Unfortunately, my Dad is overweight, smokes, and is in generally bad health (two strokes, needs an inhaler, COPD [which his little sister just died from]).
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Similar story with my Grandmother.
Dec 18, 2013, 11:34 AM
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She invited us to a home game every year. That's all it took, I was hooked.
When it came time to pick a school it was down to Clemson and NCState. We lived in NC so difference between in-state and out of state was significant. She ended up paying the difference so I could go to Clemson. Best gift I ever got.
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Re: Similar story with my Grandmother.
Dec 18, 2013, 11:36 AM
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Why didn't you just use her address?
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Hard to convince them I lived in Clemson for 2 yrs while
Dec 18, 2013, 11:44 AM
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attending HS in NC.
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Man, your bus rides must have SUCKED***
Dec 18, 2013, 12:55 PM
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My wife is about to lose her grandfather, probably within
Dec 18, 2013, 11:22 AM
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the next month, it's sucking right now.
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Sorry to hear, I'd try to tell as much family as possible to
Dec 18, 2013, 11:31 AM
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call my phone for general news and wishes of merriment and hers for the bad, just to lessen the number of times she has to tense up when a family member calls. When my Mom's mother died just after Christmas 2011, I finally had to tell my Mom to not call until my Grandmother was leaving the hospital one way or the other. I had visited on Christmas eve. We had a good time, even watched the Raiders beat the Cheifs together. I choose to have that last memory instead of one where she probably didn't even know I was there.
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Oculus Spirit [81925]
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Anna lost her mom last April and about to lose her
Dec 18, 2013, 11:35 AM
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grandfather (her dad's dad too...so he's lost his wife and about to lose his dad). It's a rough couple years.
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They both died when I was 6 or 7
Dec 18, 2013, 11:26 AM
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All I remember is that they smelled
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Re: as a grandfather let me share a thought
Dec 18, 2013, 11:58 AM
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We were only blessed with one child- a daughter and I loved being a parent. We have three grandchildren and while I thought the parent think was great it is AA to the major leagues of being a grandparent.
I love my three grandkids and really enjoy time with them
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It is a lot like my Uncle Aero role. I got to be a flat out
Dec 18, 2013, 12:23 PM
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rock start. Just enough discipline to keep them from going to the ER, 0 of the even more annoying parent things.
Giving my dad a chance to be a granddad is actually kind of high on my list of reasons to maybe have a kid. Seeing as my step-sister is filling that void a bit, I'm not quite as concerned with it.
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I wish my son could have had great times and memories
Dec 18, 2013, 12:11 PM
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with his grandfathers. Like me, one had passed and the passed when my son was very young.
But since my son lives with his mom, I try to make it up to my son to be both father and grandfather ( if that is possible).
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