We only got to meet him at his funeral
By choybel
@choybel (5042)
Philippines
March 7, 2012 1:44am CST
I received a text message from my sister last night of news stating that one of my friend's father has passed away. I was so shocked to hear this and immediately asked where she got this information. I had to really confirm this because, of course, nobody wants to believe this kinds of news at first hearing. So it was confirmed and I got dressed and went to visit the funeral chapel with my brother and some other friends. This friend of mine is a close friend of my brother. He became so closed to our family and is almost always with us in every family occasion being celebrated. He knows and is acquainted with every relative we have in the city. He spends most of his time in our home. We treat him already as a part of our family. So last night as We have arrived at the chapel, we were greeted by his sister, who we never met. He was not there as he has just left. We contacted him and he told us that he went home because he was tired and that he will meet us later tonight instead. We said our condolences to him on the phone and stayed for a while. Then I couldn't help but wonder, and so did my brother, why, after for so long being closed friends with him, he never introduced us to any of his family members. We got to meet most of them just that night, and unfortunately, we got to meet his father at his father's funeral. It has struck me as strange but it didn't really bother me long because we were there to comfort him and be what friends usually do, make him feel happy.
So, did you ever had a similar situation, where you have a close friend and never got to meet his/her family until in an unfortunate scenario?
2 responses
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
7 Mar 12
I have never been in that situation my friend. Although, i have a lot of close office mates, but i have never met their family too in person.
However, i do know them through the pictures on their laptops.
Indeed, one can only wonder why hadn't you been introduced to his father.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
9 Mar 12
That's really what i am thinking too. Because if he is, then he could have introduced him to you even through pictures. But it seems that there maybe no pictures with the father. 
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
9 Mar 12
Isn't it odd how sometimes we never meet or see people that are actually a part of someone that we are so close too. I can't say that I have been in your particular situation but I can think of a lot of people that I know but have never met their families. It is an unfortunate scenario.
