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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad was widowed in his mid 50s.  He dated a few times and had a "friend" he did social events with, but he never married again.  
I wish he had. [b] My kids missed out on having a grandmother;[/b] he missed out on having a daily companion.  He coped fairly well, but always seemed a bit lonely.  Depending on the woman, I think I would have liked to have had an older woman to turn to for occasional advice.  [/quote]

I am a pp in this thread whose FIL remarried very quickly after MIL died.  My kids (and their cousins) did not gain a grandmother, they lost a grandfather.  The new wife's grandchildren gained a grandfather.   FIL and SMIL are "too busy" to come to major life events (graduations, confirmations, etc.) for FIL's grandchildren but go to every Saturday morning soccer game for SMIL's grandchildren.  I'm facebook friends with some of SMIL's adult children and see frequent posts about the awesome gifts SMIL buys their kids, baking cookies, and frequent visits with "Grandma and Grandpa Joe, " etc.  FIL completely ignores his own grandkids.
So if your dad still stayed involved as a grandpa to your kids, be grateful.[/quote]

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