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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/03/2023 23:00 - United States - New York

Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML

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By Me - 03/06/2013 05:32 - United States - Homer Glen

Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML

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By derbyboy - 19/10/2011 05:38 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML

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By Maxie - 08/03/2013 01:55 - United States - Chesterland

Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML

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Unforgettable

By Anonymous - 13/11/2020 23:02

Today, I was mistaken for an employee at my grandmother's funeral. There were only twelve of us there, all family. FML

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A teacher's burden

By Anonymous - 13/05/2009 17:46 - Canada

Today, a parent came into my class and told one of my 6 year-old students that their grandma died. Then the parent left. The kid started crying from the news, which then got all the other students crying. I spent the rest of the day comforting a class of kids crying over someone else's grandma. FML

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Brain freeze

By Anonymous - 13/06/2024 07:00 - United States

Today, I work at a hospice center. At 3AM, a call just went out to a man's family to come because he was dying. I didn't realize that this man was my old friend's grandpa. When I saw her, I smiled really big and said, "Hey! Great to see you!" Her grandpa was ACTIVELY DYING. Stupid stupid stupid. FML

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Adieu

By Pain - 24/02/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I saw an old friend while out and about. Since I don't leave the house very often, my friend was surprised to see me in person. He jokingly asked if someone was dying, and I cried in response. I was in fact going to the hospital to say goodbye to my grandma. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/10/2012 05:49 - United States

Today, while at my job as a hairdresser, I was giving an elderly client a perm and I thought she'd fallen asleep. She'd died. FML

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By ubbernoob - 05/03/2009 19:33 - United States

Today, I walked into my house to find everyone sitting around the table and looking sad. I thought it would be a good time to crack a joke and said, "What's wrong? Grandma finally die?" Turns out she had. FML

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5secondsofvvifi 21

Friday 28 August 2015 7:03

I'm extremely sorry for your loss. If anything similar happens again try to see if your boss will let you go home?

maryic4ever 19

Friday 28 August 2015 7:07

Hang in there OP. I know how hard it is I have lost all 4 of my grandparents and although you will always miss your grandmother I guarantee it will get better with time

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imjianz 6

Saturday 29 August 2015 8:01

Sorry for your loss. Mine just past away months ago, it was a very difficult period. Hang in there buddy.

nature_girl_08 14

Saturday 29 August 2015 8:55

I'm so very sorry you had to go through that :( Something similar happened to me about six months ago, where a gentlemen looked so uncannily like my late grandfather, even dressing the same, that I had to go into the back room so I wouldn't cry in front of customers.

CatherL 3

Sunday 30 August 2015 0:45

Hang in there, it'll be okay :) I'm sorry for your loss!

halfawannabe 14

Monday 12 October 2015 10:32

I just want to hug you so much right now.

Rababco 29

Monday 2 May 2016 23:19

That sounds like it must have been really painful and I'm sorry you had to go through that. It's a shame that you were able to take the day off to recover and compose yourself. Sometimes your brain seems to forget that someone you love has died, usually shortly after their death and then you remember that they died so it's like going through the grieving process all over again. I know it's not the same but even though my grandma died many years I still have dreams about her. It's like my subconscious still thinks she's alive or wishes she was alive.