Understanding what\u2019s real can be hard, especially as kids when we see the world our own way.<\/p>\n
As we grow up, those childhood memories come back, revealing things we didn\u2019t understand before. <\/p>\n
These realizations can be surprising or even unsettling, like the real stories you\u2019re about to read.<\/p>\n
The Story:
\nWhen I was 7, I used to walk my grandpa to his house. Once inside, he would hold my hands, gently touch my face, and always give me the same grape juice.<\/p>\n
Years later, I was shocked to realize that he had been blind since he was 42 after a work accident.<\/p>\n
Touching my face was his way of showing love and imagining what I looked like, since he had never actually seen me. He was a kind man who always sang to me. He passed away soon after, and I wish I had known about his blindness so I could have taken better care of him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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