Today, at my grandmother's funeral, my senile grandfather kept asking me "Where's granny? I've been looking for her, but I can't find her." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my grandmother yet again asked where my grandfather is. She refuses to believe us when we tell her that he passed away 6 years ago. She always insists that he's out cheating on her and accuses us of lying to cover his arse. FML
Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML
Today, during my uncle's funeral, my four year old loudly asked, "Where's all the dead people?" FML
Today, at our usual family gathering, Big Grandpa, the family patriarch, said with his loud super authoritative voice, "Hey! Where is granddaughter?" I responded, "Here, Grandpa!" He then disgruntledly yelled, "NO! I meant my PRETTY granddaughter!" FML
Today, at my grandparent's funeral, we were waiting for the pastor. He was fashionably late because he couldn't find his sunglasses and had gone to buy new ones. FML
Today, I went to a family funeral. Talking to my grandfather, trying to chitchat, he said, "You're gaining weight, aren't you?" FML
Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML
Today, my grandpa died. I called my grandma to make sure she was going to be fine. After talking over the phone for 30 minutes or so, I told her goodbye and said, out of habit, "Say hi to grandpa for me". FML
Today, I told my grandmother I was planning a trip to take my newborn son to meet his great-great-grandfather before it was too late. She had a guilty expression on her face. My great-grandfather died 4 months ago and my family forgot to tell me. FML
Today, at the end of my great grandmother's funeral, her daughter (my grandma) told me and my mother that she doesn’t have a reason to come back and visit anymore, and that everyone in her life is now gone. FML
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rileyrae0000 23
How are you even supposed to answer that? Like you have to keep breaking terrible news. I'm so sorry OP, FYL
TiffyTaffy96 13
So sorry for your loss OP, hopefully you'll come up something on how to tell your grandfather.
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Comments (150)
iPixelCheese 19
Oh my goodness, F both of your lives. You have to be in that situation, and he finds out his wife has passed on. FYL FHL
MoxleyCrue 17
This is rough. Have you considered telling him that she's on a trip to visit some friends?
MRSwick2525 23
So what you're suggesting is that OP lie to him!?!?!? And then what? What happens if that stuck and he keeps asking when she's coming home. That's false hope and I don't think that OP and poor Gramps deserve that, do you???
mollyxrose 22
He could have dementia and forget that his wife has died every day. If that's the case, do you tell him that she's dead and in doing so upset him every day? It's a really tough call. Sometimes the truth isn't always the best.
MoxleyCrue 17
The alternative is repeatedly telling him his wife died, and letting him feel the grief like it's new everytime, or not telling him anything and he'll just keep looking for her. My grandma had really bad dementia, and I took to lying to her about some things to save her from distress.
dabaerju 23
There should be a way to know who voted YDI or FYL. Lifeless Bastards. This is 100% not a YDI.
domolovesyoshi 33
Some are mis-clicks on the mobile app, some people are horrible and sone are trying to get badges, this FML was heartbreaking though so i'm with you on the ones that weren't mis-clicks
MDoremis 38
I've accidentally hit the YDI scrolling through the app numerous times just because my thumb has the misfortune of landing on it. Some people are also trying to unlock the achievements.
bulletsinthewind 21
Oh man, that's tough. I don't see how you could give him an answer without it ending badly in a way. If you tell him how it is, he could get a heart attack. If you tell him something else, he could react badly to it, or he'll know you lied if he remembers what you said long enough
bris_63 18
Poor guy ):
davincidasecond 24
My heart dropped when I read this. I'm sorry OP.
Mightytall 35
This is by a big margin the saddest FML I have seen so far.
elle_belle14 3
That's actually really depressing and sad! I'm sorry for your loss!
kesht1996 12
That's gut wrenchingly terrible. Sorry bro
LeashaJoy5595 28
I'm so sorry for your loss OP, both for the loss of your grandmother and for the memory loss of your grandfather, both are incredibly hard to deal through. The problem is even if he was told what happened, he would continue to look because he wouldn't remember being told...