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I'm so annoyed
K's grandpa passed away around 1am last night. He was a really great guy, and I'll miss him a lot.
What's annoying me is how we found out. They're in Louisiana and we're in NC so unfortunately we weren't there for the last moments. Since it was the middle of the night, the family decided to only tell the kids (K's aunts and uncles) and wait to tell everyone else (like us) til late this morning, when they had time to process things and people were awake. Which is fine. I totally understand that line of thinking.
Enter Ke'vs 16 year old cousin who heard the news from her dad before school this morning and posted it on Facebook. Yup, K found out about his grandfather's passing via a fb status. I understand wanting to share news with friends, but the fact that her parents didn't tell her to wait until the rest of the family had been told (or she just ignored that) irks me to no end.
Given the situation, I'm trying to just let it go, but I needed to vent to someone.
Re: I'm so annoyed
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I'm so sorry.
The same thing nearly happened to a friend of mine yesterday. I saw posts all over FB about her dad passing. I called my SIL (one of her best friends) to see if she had heard. She said she had just talked to her and she didn't say a word. The girl was on her way to work. SIL called a few people to confirm and then called the friend's BF to ask if she knew. He said no, called the mom for confirmation and then had to rush to her work to tell her before she heard from FB. I don't know why people feel the need to be the first to post about something on FB. It really gripes my asss.
Thanks for the condolences girls.
K called his aunt to confirm, and then felt bad because it woke her up and it had obviously been a long night for her. He's really annoyed that this is how he found out, but I think he's just kind of numb to it all. His gpa had been sick for a really long time, but always fought through it. I think he's shocked about it all.
On a military related note, his gpa was in the MC back in the day and was a WW2 vet.
ETA: In case that last comment makes someone wonder about age, his gpa is technically his great-gpa. K was adopted by his bio-gpa and raised to think his great-gpa was actually his gpa.