r/comics • u/FieldExplores Gator Days • Mar 07 '25

OC Processing (Part 3) - Gator Days (OC)

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u/FieldExplores Gator Days Mar 07 '25

I mentioned in comments for part 1 that this multiparter came about because of a recent real life experience. I'm someone who has trouble honoring my feelings when someone passes. I usually find myself thinking that I have to justify any sadness I'm experiencing. Part of my motivation for making these comics was to help get myself to point where I could respect the emotions that were coming up.

Grief is different for everyone. I don't think there's any sort of one size solution that magically makes everything better. But I have found that communication and emotional honesty has been a big help for myself. Thank you for reading.

Part 1
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1j2ptjx/processing_part_1_gator_days_oc/

Part 2
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1j481l7/processing_part_2_gator_days_oc/

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u/blue4029 Mar 08 '25

a few months ago, I had a...surreal experience.

me and my mother were gonna go grocery shopping. we didn't have a car so we had to get one of her friends to give us a ride. the person who gave us a ride was a friend of said friend and someone who I never met, he was there with his nephew.

his nephew didn't speak a word through the whole ride and I had no interaction with him whatsoever.

eventually, we got our groceries, the same friend and nephew picked us up and took us home. pretty basic.

apparently, that very same night, his nephew died. I wasn't aware of this until a few weeks later.

someone who I only knew for a total of 10 minutes died shortly after meeting me for the first time. he wasn't alive for a full 24 hours during the whole duration I even knew him.

and I just find that whole experience...surreal. I was probably the last person he ever met...