Still grieving over losing a family member

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So as the title suggests, im still struggling with the loss of my Grandma after almost 7 years. She was a second parent to me, considering that my dad was not a consistent part of my life. I spent my first few years in that house and after that I visited every weekend, holiday, and Vacation. It was practically my childhood home.

But when she past away her husband Tom, who had been cheating on her, went crazy. We took her life insurance ($100,000), got married to another woman, threw out all of her belongings, and gave the house to his youngest daughter. I barely received anything from my grandma, included hundreds if not thousands of my childhood photos. They're all gone. The daughter trashed the house. She had two maybe even three big dogs who tore everything up, shit on the carpet, and what I believe scared my grandma's dog Daisy so much that she ran away and was never found. Daisy was my best friend, however I could not take her because at that point I had lived in an apartment. And I have not spoken to Tom since. He has completely abandoned us. I have even reached out to Becky (The daughter) and asked if she had maybe had anything else that belonged to my Grandma. She said not, but i have seen her posts on Facebook that shows she used my Grandma's Coca-Cola plates and whenever we drive by i still see some of her belongings. So I know shes lying to me. She just took what was useful to her. I mean, that house was given to her for free and she practically destroyed it. The neighbors even hate her and thought she was selling drugs.

I dont know, I think im still in denial about things. Especially the photos because my mom put in a lot of work to capture those moments. Just for them to either be thrown away, or sold because they were on her computer. I have so many dreams about going into my grandma's house and stealing all her items back, even though i know theyre gone. I just can't accept it. I sometimes think about going to the house and asking Becky if I could just look around. Because I know she has to have some stuff in there that I could take. We visited the house this weekend and I saw this hanging decoration that my Grandma bought when I was literally with her still hanging up on the porch. So I took it. I feel guilty for it, but its one of the only things I have. I just wish I could do that with every other thing.

Sorry if this was long. Its just something thats been bothering me a lot recently. Thank you for your time. It is greatly appreciated.

Posted Jul 9, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC

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