Father's Day will always be a day of sad recollection, rather than celebration in the Sneed family.
You will recognize the ever-present Sneedlet One in the top photo. Pictured with him is his brother Christian, known to his family as Peanut. Christian was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on June 16th, 2002. We would be looking forward to his 12th birthday this fall.
There is a strong physical resemblance between Sneedlet and Christian. Although Sneedlet is only 3 and a half, his mannerisms, facial expression and demeanor are eerily similar to Christian's.
Each passing year blunts the hurt of his passing just a bit, but the hole he left in our lives will never close. The passage of time lets us look past our grief and appreciate him for the wonderful boy that he was. We miss him terribly and think of him every day.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky
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4 comments:
It is the saddest thing, to lose a child. father's day was always hard for me since my dad died when I was a teen, and he died on Thanksgiving Day, so that whole menu still has ZERO appeal, as I was in the middle of cooking the feast when I got the news from some stranger at our door. Time does heal, but every so often something will disrupt the healing. I guess a broken heart cannot really mend, but it seems that they are more open to sharing love and feelings even though they are a bit broken. Sneedlet is so sweet, and loves you...kids have such power over you, don't they?
They do. thanks for the thoughts Ched.
So sorry, Merle. A child's death always seems so incredibly unfair.
Merle, I have had time to reflect on Father's Day--thanks to your post--and i think you are a wonderful father and grandpa, and I was thinking I might celebrate father's day next year--maybe some random dad out there needs a cake or something.
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