Am I weird?

[Sue B]

Lol, I already know I am, but...

I cannot bring myself to remove my deceased nephew's contact from my contact list. It has been almost 2 years since he passed; it just feels too final I guess. Anyone else have that weird quirk?

[khall]

No. I still have the voicemail from my barn helper the weekend when my mare Anna coliced that I lost in 2016.

[heddylamar]

Grampy's info is still in my contact list, Nana's too.

[fergusnc]

My Dad died 6 years ago, my mom almost 9 years ago. Their number is still in my phone, and their address is still a shipping option on my Amazon account. I don't think I will ever delete them.

[exvet]

No, put me in with the group. I have more than one contact that qualifies.

[Rockabilly]

No. You just have trouble getting over the pain. My dear friend died unexpectedly of a ruptured colon. in February I still have him in my contacts and I still look for him everyday. Llife is not the same wiithout him. We are grieving.

[PaulaO]

Not at all weird. Mom’s number is still on my speed dial, and she died in2011.

[Hayburner]

Not weird at all unless I'm weird ; as I also have several contacts in my phone that are deceased.

I wonder why we keep them? Do we just want to keep remembering them?

[Wicky]

I think that deleting them is so final that I just cannot do it.

[Snork]

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I wonder why we keep them? Do we just want to keep remembering them?

I think, for me at least, deleting them also feels like a saying that they don't belong here anymore, there's no space for them. Nothing could be further from truth.

LaurieB is in my phone and seeing that number is like a tiny little end of a red yarn sticking out of nothingness, one little pull and I can almost, almost hear her laughing again.

[scruffy the cat]

I like seeing my sister's name somewhere. It's staying in my contacts, though she's no longer in my speed dial list. She died in 2012.

[Rockabilly]

I love it that we have all these loving memories and are keeping them close to us.

[greenhorse]

I have contacts like that. I will always keep them. I also never delete all my voice messages. After my Dad died, I realized I couldn’t find any messages from him. It killed me. So, now I make sure to always have some saved.