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So i got a call from my mom this morning letting me know my grandfather passed away almost a year ago late Jan 2007; she happened to check w/ SS to see if he was still living. My family is a little crazy and mixed up so I haven't spoken to my grandfather in quite sometime; probably 6-8 years ago. After finding out this info i really don't feel anything b/c i really never knew him and what i did know about him wasn't worth remembering. my mother was adopted so we aren't blood related but i think what i most troubling to me about this is i wonder if he died feeling regret for everything he had missed over the years?

anyone else have similar situation w/ a family member?
It's brutal to say but when my grandmother (Paternal, my dad's biological mom as well) passed away I felt very little. I was sad that she had passed away, but there was so much bad blood there that i didn't feel much more than that. To put it in true perspective, I empathized with Brett and felt more emotion with Leisa's passing than I did with her. It's a nasty ugly situation but I know the feeling. I often wonder if she passed away feeling bad for how she treated me and my mom, but to be honest I doubt it. We gave her plenty of oppurtunity...anyways.

Don't feel too broken up about how it made you feel my friend, the choices that lead you two apart were at least half his.