tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post6081378403189407215..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Grandpa's KillerL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-73073206581791519522011-11-20T14:46:39.003-08:002011-11-20T14:46:39.003-08:00Boy, this is a tough one. I knew a couple, the man...Boy, this is a tough one. I knew a couple, the man passive and likable, the woman a complete harriden. When she died first, I thought "Finally, he'll have some peace." Then he died just six days later! I felt so badly for him. She was his lifeline - I don't understand it. All I know is, you need to pass off your guilt. Your grandfather made his own choices. Your grandmother never relented. I would suspect whatever drove both of them - they are at peace now.Annette Reyhttp://www.annetterey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-89009056281580811282011-11-19T16:32:34.218-08:002011-11-19T16:32:34.218-08:00Very interesting post, CJ. My mother was also quit...Very interesting post, CJ. My mother was also quite domineering, and that always bothered me, even though Dad asserted himself from time to time in a passive agressive way. When Mom died first, after 66 years of marriage, Dad was genuinely devastated by the loss, and often lamented how much he missed her. Somehow their relationship worked for them, it seems, maybe partly because Dad was freed from the burden of having to make many of the decisions... Who knows?Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-58818751797205637892011-11-17T13:25:29.927-08:002011-11-17T13:25:29.927-08:00LJ,
He was a great man and I loved him very much....LJ,<br /><br />He was a great man and I loved him very much. I wish the end had been different. Strangely I saw myself heading down the same path and recently slammed on the brakes and changed course. So far I've been much happier for it.<br /><br />CJCJ Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520787721959143183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-35816284714704396512011-11-17T07:07:11.799-08:002011-11-17T07:07:11.799-08:00We can never truly know another person. And we can...We can never truly know another person. And we can only guess at what goes on behind closed doors in real life. <br /><br />People make choices, and even if (to others) those choices seem horrible, they make those choices freely. If they continue to make the same choice, it's probably because they get something out of it we can't see.<br /><br />Your grandfather was loved. What a rich life he had.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-5928448746274796402011-11-17T06:43:34.016-08:002011-11-17T06:43:34.016-08:00Thanks for sharing this story. Some of the best cr...Thanks for sharing this story. Some of the best crime stories have ambiguous endings that leave readers uncertain. This may be one of those. <br /><br />In dealing with my own family members, I've learned that you can't force anyone to do the right thing and you can only protect people to a certain point. <br /><br />Your grandfather sounds like a good man who lived, and died, by his own decisions.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com