Discussion What’s your earliest memory of death?

[Circles]

mine was the passing of my Aunt back in 1997, I was either 3 or 4 years old but I vividly remember going to the funeral. She was my mother's only sibling and I feel guilty for wanting to die adding another tragedy to my mother's life, but yeah.

 

[Woodnote]

Mine was my brothers best friend. He died in a car accident when I was around 3 I think. He lived with us for a while when his parents kicked him out. I saw him as one of my brothers. I loved him just as much as them. I was so young and my memories of him have faded a bit but I'll never forget him.

 

[BipolarExpat]

My father caught the bus w/ a handgun when I was six.
Out of 3 kids, I got his genes.

 

[BPD_LE]

I was about 8 and a great Auntie I didn't know died. My mum was crying and then shouted at me for not being upset. Lovely lady my mother!

 

[Morphinekiss]

Sitting shiva for my great grandfather, I was 4.

 

[GreyClouds]

My Zaidey (Grandfather) passing, I was 19, first experience, I didn't handle it well.

I remember staring at the clouds hoping he knew how much I missed him.

 

[Rachel74]

A girl at school who hit her head on the pavement.
Her name was Victoria and we both got in trouble for sticking a tampon on someone's back the week before.
1st time I saw a dead body was my nan at visitation I complained they made her face up too much with make up!

 

[Sweet emotion]

My cousins father dying of a brain aneurysm.

 

[Soul]

The people who raised me told me my parents were dead before I could speak or understand; I've known they were dead as long as I've known anything. Does that count?
If not, a great-aunt of my adoptive father died when I was about 4. I barely knew who it was or what the strange party was about.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

waking up on my 14th birthday to a phone call telling me darling nan had passed, Second experience was my father when I was 19, then visiting him in coffin, that was hard, will never forget that time

 

[Mr2005]

What a grim question. It's from Circles though and not Baskol so that's ok

 

[FogFilledLife]

My great grandmother dying while holding my hand. I never even knew who she was until a few years ago.