Our one and only great-grandmother or Oma-ma passed away yesterday. She will be dearly missed! I feel like my kids have been so blessed to have had a chance to know her, even if it was only for a short time in their lives. I still clearly remember my great-grandmothers and they passed away when I was three, five and six. Maybe Stella's memories of Oma-ma will be rather cloudy and sparse, but I'm sure that Kaspar will remember her well. I often rush out to work in the mornings, and was not there when Steve had to explain the whole 'passing away' idea to the kids, but, surprisingly Kaspar took it with the utmost seriousness and with a very broad understanding of what it means. Stella, well she's a hit and miss right now. I'm not sure she gets it quite yet. She most certainly does not show it, if she does. I was contemplating for a few hours this morning, while lying in bed with the kids, if we should take them to the funeral. I've attended a whole lot of funerals as a kid and generally speaking, I'm not against taking kids to funerals... however, this time I've decided not to for very selfish reasons. I want to have the time to say goodbye to Oma-ma without having to entertain my kids. I hope they'll forgive me.
Friday, July 23, 2010
she will remain in our memories...
Our one and only great-grandmother or Oma-ma passed away yesterday. She will be dearly missed! I feel like my kids have been so blessed to have had a chance to know her, even if it was only for a short time in their lives. I still clearly remember my great-grandmothers and they passed away when I was three, five and six. Maybe Stella's memories of Oma-ma will be rather cloudy and sparse, but I'm sure that Kaspar will remember her well. I often rush out to work in the mornings, and was not there when Steve had to explain the whole 'passing away' idea to the kids, but, surprisingly Kaspar took it with the utmost seriousness and with a very broad understanding of what it means. Stella, well she's a hit and miss right now. I'm not sure she gets it quite yet. She most certainly does not show it, if she does. I was contemplating for a few hours this morning, while lying in bed with the kids, if we should take them to the funeral. I've attended a whole lot of funerals as a kid and generally speaking, I'm not against taking kids to funerals... however, this time I've decided not to for very selfish reasons. I want to have the time to say goodbye to Oma-ma without having to entertain my kids. I hope they'll forgive me.
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Thank you for posting this Beta. I've been so busy getting ready to come to Toronto, that it hasn't really hit me emotionally yet. That will come later....
See you soon.
Grandpa
I am sorry that you lost your Oma ma. It is not being selfish to say goodbye without Kaspar and Stella being at the funeral. You just need that time. Maybe there will be times like that in the future when the children are older. Don't feel guilty, Beta.
L
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