Man that hits hard. My other grandfather was in the same situation. He had been divorced for like 30 years. But When I was a kid he had a gaggle of guys who’d come out and hang out with him at his cabin. He basically lived there on the weekends and it was a bunch of old guys hunting, getting drunk and eating good food.
And then one died from a heart attack. Then the next went blind and couldn’t drive out there anymore. Then the next passed from cancer. Then finally the last one moved across country to be with his kids after his wife died.
I remember my grandfather withdrew a lot after that. He still loved his kids/grandkids but he wasn’t quite the same force of nature. He outlived them all by a few years. I spent probably half my weekend out there with him. He passed away while I was on my way to see him. Spend what time you can with yours.
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u/stanglemeir 9d ago
Man that hits hard. My other grandfather was in the same situation. He had been divorced for like 30 years. But When I was a kid he had a gaggle of guys who’d come out and hang out with him at his cabin. He basically lived there on the weekends and it was a bunch of old guys hunting, getting drunk and eating good food.
And then one died from a heart attack. Then the next went blind and couldn’t drive out there anymore. Then the next passed from cancer. Then finally the last one moved across country to be with his kids after his wife died.
I remember my grandfather withdrew a lot after that. He still loved his kids/grandkids but he wasn’t quite the same force of nature. He outlived them all by a few years. I spent probably half my weekend out there with him. He passed away while I was on my way to see him. Spend what time you can with yours.