🍒Linz🍒 :
So true, I never really had present grandparents. My dad’s mom died of cancer when I was 8, and my grandpa remarried and moved away from the family. My mom was estranged from her parents, so I only got to see them a few times growing up, and it was always tense. I did have my dad’s grandmother, my Mawmaw, and she was my whole world. My great-grandpa passed away when I was a baby, and she would hold me for hours as she grieved him. We were inseparable my whole childhood. Mawmaw came to see us as often as she could, asking my aunts to bring her the 5 hour drive to our house. My mom used to tell me I couldn’t sleep in the bed with her because I would keep her up, but Mawmaw used to let me sneak into bed with her anyways. We would giggle and tell jokes for what seemed like hours. We would get up at 6 am, and she would make Folgers instant coffee and let me drink it black at 7 yrs old. No one in my house drank coffee, so we had our own secret ritual. Coffee is a big part of my life now, and I think of her when I drink it. She is the reason I love flowers, she had a large flower garden and we spent a lot of time there, her telling me about the different flowers. She passed at 96, when I was 19. I fell apart. I often wonder if she would be proud of me now, and have always tried to be someone she would be proud of. I wish I had one more chance to tell her I love her. ❤️
2026-07-01 20:34:20