Is it normal to still cry over it?

So my Grandfather died around 5 years ago, I was 15 at the time of death. My parents were divorced and my mother worked full time so when I was a child my grandparents would take care of me during the day and all that until I was around 10. For the last few years of his life he suffered from dementia and Alzheimer's getting gradually worse until he no longer was able to take care of himself and was admitted to a carehome. I still sometimes will be lying in bed and I will look at a picture of him remembering the last time I saw him about a week before he died. About how he didn't at all recognise me and called me a liar when my mother told him I was his grandson, the memory of that day and the fact it was my last memory of him still can make me cry when I'm alone, so my question is. Has it been to long for me to still react like that? Or is it ok for a grown man to openly cry to himself over a death that happened 5 years ago.

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  • nikkiclaire

    It's never too long to feel sadness over a loved ones passing. I never new my mom and I still cry myself to sleep some nights thinking about her.

    It's perfectly ok and it means you are a normal human.

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  • 1912Titanic

    This is completely normal. I sometimes cry over the death of a loved one. My grandfather died over ten years ago and I'm still sad because out of all my family members who died, he and I were the closest. He even called me his favorite grandson. I miss him so much and I wish he was still here. But, I know he's in heaven waiting for me.

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  • TheBox7373

    It’s normal to still grieve over a loved one after years of them being gone. My dad has been gone almost 18 years and every once in awhile I still have an emotional breakdown . Some people deal with the loss of a loved one differently but don’t ever think your weird that you still cry . It just shows your human

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  • Hateful1

    I'm not like others I guess. I don't understand why others cry for the dead. They have left this world of pain and gone to a better place. Why cry over that? Unless your crying because you got left behind.

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  • TheTypsySaiIor

    Oh poor you. Grow up.

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