ramanth
11-29-2004, 01:07 PM
Hey everyone,
My Aunt Shirley called me at work to tell me that Step-Grandma Sara had passed away. She was diagnosed with bone cancer after Grandpa Smith (my dad's dad) had died early this year.
When my dad's parents divorced (long before I was born) and re-married, my dad grew up with his mom and step-dad. His dad and step-mom lived in Florida and to be honest Sara was a shrewd woman. In her eyes, her children from her first marriage were more important than his. My dad never saw much of his real dad. In a way, we were sorta 'dis-owned'.
Except for the Holidays, when they expected gifts from us. :rolleyes:
Anyway, my parents are vacationing in Hawaii, and asked me to take care of things for them. Sara's kids are taking care of most everything. I'm just keeping my side of the family informed and am going to the funeral in my parent's stead.
I'm sad she's gone and wished her no ill will. She met Andy during 4th of July this year and was very nice to him. (I was pleasantly surprised)
I haven't cried though. I'm not a bad person for that am I? I just really didn't know her. Or I guess I should say it was sad that she didn't want to get to know me or my sisters. I have more bad memories than good. :(
In a round-a-bout way, I'm asking for prayers and thoughts for Sara's kids and grandkids. Thanks.
My Aunt Shirley called me at work to tell me that Step-Grandma Sara had passed away. She was diagnosed with bone cancer after Grandpa Smith (my dad's dad) had died early this year.
When my dad's parents divorced (long before I was born) and re-married, my dad grew up with his mom and step-dad. His dad and step-mom lived in Florida and to be honest Sara was a shrewd woman. In her eyes, her children from her first marriage were more important than his. My dad never saw much of his real dad. In a way, we were sorta 'dis-owned'.
Except for the Holidays, when they expected gifts from us. :rolleyes:
Anyway, my parents are vacationing in Hawaii, and asked me to take care of things for them. Sara's kids are taking care of most everything. I'm just keeping my side of the family informed and am going to the funeral in my parent's stead.
I'm sad she's gone and wished her no ill will. She met Andy during 4th of July this year and was very nice to him. (I was pleasantly surprised)
I haven't cried though. I'm not a bad person for that am I? I just really didn't know her. Or I guess I should say it was sad that she didn't want to get to know me or my sisters. I have more bad memories than good. :(
In a round-a-bout way, I'm asking for prayers and thoughts for Sara's kids and grandkids. Thanks.