15 Redditors Share The Unexpected Things They Discovered About Their Deceased Loved Ones
No matter who you are, how old you are, or where you live in the world, the chances that your life has not been touched or impacted by the loss of a friend or family member at some point by now is highly unlikely. Most of us begin our journey in grief at a young age, be it from the loss of our first pet or the death of a grandparent.
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Most of us remember our first funeral or memorial service, too. They are the sort of experiences that burn into the corners of your brain, even if you weren't particularly close to the person who passed away.
Still, when someone dies the world around them continues to trudge on. We go back to work or school, or resume caring for our pets and children... life continues on even when death causes us to pause.
What happens sometimes, though, is that after someone in your family or social circle dies new discoveries about their lives and experiences come to life. Whether that means uncovering deep, dark secrets or stumbling on the sorts of things that bring a tear to the eye, discovering things unexpectedly about our deceased loved ones often comes as quite the shock.
One Redditor turned to the r/AskReddit community to see what sorts of things other people have discovered about their own loved ones and the responses covered a wide range of interesting and often unexpected possibilities! Check out what people shared below:
What did you find out about your loved ones after they passed away?
1. "My maternal grandmother was an incredible human."
"She had far more than 5 kids she helped to raise."
They definitely rolled out the red carpet for her.
2. The first grandmother was a saint, this one was a con artist.
Dodged a genetic mental health bullet, I suppose.
Everyone has such interesting grandmothers, apparently.
The Ultimate Insult
3. Golf Dad
Redditors asked to see the wallet and "justaspoonthanks" delivered:
4. These women were brave, bold, and full of love.
91 must have been a great year for her.
5. Seasonal Depression - Relatable ASF
6. Did every grandma have a secret recipe that was completely ordinary?
The struggle is real.
7. The Mafia Mistress
8. A growing family
N I C E
9. Let this be a lesson to us all
To laugh or to cry, that would be the question.
TFW you find your deceased loved ones' kinky stash:
10. That's beyond precious.
11. Justice for Bernice
12. Dyslexia is still not taken seriously enough, especially in public schools, because even though there are tools and therapies to help: they're expensive.
"Ignorant bias that stands the test of time..." TRUTH.
13. I'm not crying, you're crying.
14. That... that's a thing.
15. Missed Connections
SOAR
Phew, it's easy to assume that as technology continues to advance the ability to discover shocking details about the lives of our deceased loved ones will only become easier and more likely. We all probably know at least one person who has a "destroy my hard-drive" pact with a buddy (but hopefully it's not because they're a sicko!)
Do you have an interesting discovery to add to the conversation? Feel free to share away in the comment section... you never know what will shock or inspire someone else on social media.