ohiocowboy1277
Well-Known Member
Ive been on here a while now and more times than not I just read and dont post much but im having a bad day and as much as i dont like dumping my probs on others im the only one awake and pretty depressed at the moment so sorry to everyone ahead of time .
Today 4 years ago is when my grandfather passed I was on my way to chicago from toledo when my mom called and told me he had a heart attack so i dropped my load in chicago and headed back home to toledo I was about an hour away when she called back and told me he was gone , I lost it , pulled the truck off the road right into someones front yard didnt move for 2 hours I couldnt . I was in shock and crying like a newborn wanting a bottle . Luckily the homeowners were understanding and when i finally regained control of myself i told them i would fix their yard . I got home went straight to the hospital to be with the rest of the family .
Now understand he was the best grandfather anyone could ever hope to have ,my mom and dad divorced when i was 5 I didnt see or hear from my dad again till i was 27 . My grandfather even though he didnt have to took over that place ,gave me advice you could only get from your dad , taught me almost everything from wood working fishing home repairs cars women driving , and life in general hes the one who pushed me to do good in school stood behind every decision i made and pushed me to accomplish my dreams .
.He made me who I am today he was the father figure i was missing the grandfather you loved , and most of all my best friend . Hes the reason I got married and started my own family and why i try to be the best father i can for my daughter .I learned hard work pays off and i learned patience and the love of being outdoors and to never give up even if it seems impossible . He pushed my brother and me both ,let us make our own decisions but was always there to help us up if we fell . We even got in trouble together by my mom and grandma we would come in the house muddy dirty greasy and both be in trouble he had our backs and we had his .
what hurts is I had always hoped my daughter would have gotten to know him the way we did but she was only 3 months old when he passed .
I remember him sitting in his wheelchair in the hospital when my wife went into labor he was in bad shape then but when i came out and told everyone she was born and healthy his face lit up he told even complete strangers he just became a great grandpa. he was the first to get to hold her out of the family he looked at me and said you did good shes perfect , I know your nervous being a new dad but you will be great at it you'll make mistakes I did you'll learn from them I did , you wont be perfect i wasnt im still not but you will be the best dad ever to her because its your little girl , she will always love you and look up to you and you will always love her and be proud of her , she will make you laugh cry scare you to death , you will share her dreams keep her safe and pick her up when she falls but no matter what she will always be a daddys girl.
that was his advice to me . I remember it word for word and somehow it calmed me , it made sense because all those years he was there for us i realized when we were building things talking cracking jokes getting in trouble by my mom and grandma he was teaching us that the whole time so I had been ready for it i just didnt realize it then .
Even though its been 4 years today since his passing away I still laugh about the funny things we did . I still think back and thank him everyday for all those lessons i learned from him and find myself doing the same things with my daughter and i realize what made him so great is he had a big heart and was a big kid at heart he never lost his curiosity and was always learning and loved to learn new things i got that from him as well . Now its my turn to do that with my daughter and pass all those lessons down to her so she can learn from it ,
Thank you Grandpa ,I know it was your time, but just know that you will always be missed and never forgotten , I'm doing my best like you taught me , and your great granddaughter is still perfect and beautiful .
thanks for reading this guys sorry to be a downer today hope you all understand
Today 4 years ago is when my grandfather passed I was on my way to chicago from toledo when my mom called and told me he had a heart attack so i dropped my load in chicago and headed back home to toledo I was about an hour away when she called back and told me he was gone , I lost it , pulled the truck off the road right into someones front yard didnt move for 2 hours I couldnt . I was in shock and crying like a newborn wanting a bottle . Luckily the homeowners were understanding and when i finally regained control of myself i told them i would fix their yard . I got home went straight to the hospital to be with the rest of the family .
Now understand he was the best grandfather anyone could ever hope to have ,my mom and dad divorced when i was 5 I didnt see or hear from my dad again till i was 27 . My grandfather even though he didnt have to took over that place ,gave me advice you could only get from your dad , taught me almost everything from wood working fishing home repairs cars women driving , and life in general hes the one who pushed me to do good in school stood behind every decision i made and pushed me to accomplish my dreams .
.He made me who I am today he was the father figure i was missing the grandfather you loved , and most of all my best friend . Hes the reason I got married and started my own family and why i try to be the best father i can for my daughter .I learned hard work pays off and i learned patience and the love of being outdoors and to never give up even if it seems impossible . He pushed my brother and me both ,let us make our own decisions but was always there to help us up if we fell . We even got in trouble together by my mom and grandma we would come in the house muddy dirty greasy and both be in trouble he had our backs and we had his .
what hurts is I had always hoped my daughter would have gotten to know him the way we did but she was only 3 months old when he passed .
I remember him sitting in his wheelchair in the hospital when my wife went into labor he was in bad shape then but when i came out and told everyone she was born and healthy his face lit up he told even complete strangers he just became a great grandpa. he was the first to get to hold her out of the family he looked at me and said you did good shes perfect , I know your nervous being a new dad but you will be great at it you'll make mistakes I did you'll learn from them I did , you wont be perfect i wasnt im still not but you will be the best dad ever to her because its your little girl , she will always love you and look up to you and you will always love her and be proud of her , she will make you laugh cry scare you to death , you will share her dreams keep her safe and pick her up when she falls but no matter what she will always be a daddys girl.
that was his advice to me . I remember it word for word and somehow it calmed me , it made sense because all those years he was there for us i realized when we were building things talking cracking jokes getting in trouble by my mom and grandma he was teaching us that the whole time so I had been ready for it i just didnt realize it then .
Even though its been 4 years today since his passing away I still laugh about the funny things we did . I still think back and thank him everyday for all those lessons i learned from him and find myself doing the same things with my daughter and i realize what made him so great is he had a big heart and was a big kid at heart he never lost his curiosity and was always learning and loved to learn new things i got that from him as well . Now its my turn to do that with my daughter and pass all those lessons down to her so she can learn from it ,
Thank you Grandpa ,I know it was your time, but just know that you will always be missed and never forgotten , I'm doing my best like you taught me , and your great granddaughter is still perfect and beautiful .
thanks for reading this guys sorry to be a downer today hope you all understand
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