PeteTownsendPT t1_isv7bnu wrote
If I could, I’d sit down with my mother’s side grandparents… but only one last time. As an adult, to seek guidance, get closure on some sensitive family topics, but also to be able to say a proper, conscious, and consensual, goodbye.
I’d love for them to live forever, of course, but losing a loved one is also a moment of self reflection on where we are and where we want to go, in every dimension of our lives. We need that to grow leaps forward, it’s part of the human experience. Bringing loved ones back in an artificial form could be holding people back on that much needed growth, and cause more harm than good.
dorthyinwonder t1_isvcuut wrote
Oof. This. I lost all my grandparents in my mid-twenties. Most were expected and came as a relief to their suffering. My maternal grandmother's was sudden and raw because she fell during the night and passed away with my parents and myself right across the road, with my sister sleeping next door. That's the death I still haven't gotten over, despite the nearly 15 years that have passed. I wish I could talk to her again, ask her advice (even if I don't like it), and just be around her. I wish she could see where I'm at now, because I was a bit late to grow up and adult. I can see benefits of this technology, but I can also see how it could make it more difficult for people to process the loss.
Straxicus2 t1_isvf2wc wrote
I lost my mom last year and I agree 100%. I would never not be with her if I had the option.
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