So I don’t know who to vent to so here’s the abyss of strangers of the internet, I guess
Hospice has said my grandma likely won’t last another week. She will probably die just before, on, or right after her birthday. She has a chronic illness that only gets worse and worse so it’s been something we’ve been prepared for for years
Still, I feel selfish through it all. It’s the first death I’m experiencing of someone who I am very close to so. It’s hard
This is where the selfish venting comes in
So my dad broke down on me tonight and keeps pressing me to say something. I don’t know how to deal with this. And he never cries so it made me uncomfortable and tear up, too
At the end of 2024, my parents should be officially divorced. So he’s going through it because his mom is like his best friend. And his sisters can’t agree on anything so it makes handling things harder. And he’s been on medical leave for months now with his own medical problems back to back
And all I can think about is how there’s never a good time to die. I’m thankful I’m not having to process this while I’m in school, but. This is all happening over my break when I’ll be going on vacations with my mom, separate from my dad and potentially the chance to grieve. I’d be going to see my mom’s mom. And I don’t want to grieve while on a trip with them
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