A netizen shared how her brother passed away in 2017, but she still texts him at his old phone number whenever she comes across something that reminds her of him.
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My brother has been dead since 2017. I still text him pretty much all the time.
Every so often I think of something or see something that I think he’d enjoy or find funny and I send it to him on Snapchat or via text. Not sure if someone has his phone number now.
If they do I’m probably blocked and I appreciate that they haven’t sent any nasty replies. I don’t text often maybe twice a year and it’s usually like ‘Hey Brother, you’d love this new song by this new singer’.
Sometimes I forget for just a moment that he’s gone and start the message before it hits me. I like to send him pics of his nieces and nephew on Snapchat. I’m ok just sad right now.
Netizens’ comments
- I still message my husband, I don’t think I’ll ever stop. Just to tell him I miss him and his the cats are. I’ll send him funny memes I find. Like, I have his phone so I know he’ll never read it but it feels therapeutic to just tell him stuff. I’m sorry for your loss, I think it’s nice to send updates about stuff.
It’s alright I do the same with my grandparents’ number to send a caring message but it’s kinda sad knowing their numbers aren’t active anymore
- My grandma keeps writing mails to my grandpa, who died in 2019. I think it’s likely the same, don’t feel bad about it, it’s ok.
Editor’s note: Even though our loved ones are gone, they’re not really gone are they?