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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/instantjj on 2026-01-11 05:21:22+00:00.
Possible Spoilers for the Pixar movie Coco
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TIFU by watching Coco after losing my grandmother.
I got home after hanging out with friends and sat down to unwind by watching some TV. I happened to stumble upon the Pixar movie Coco and it was just starting. I've always loved Pixar and have seen Coco many times. I'll admit to tearing up while watching it before, but this time it really hit me.
For added context, my grandmother passed less than 2 months ago. She was 82 and had suffered from dementia for the previous 4ish years. Sometimes she would remember people but not there names or that they were her kid/grandkid but not which one they were. It was very hard, most of all on my mother and her sisters who took turns taking care of her. They were referred to by "the other one" or something similar daily. It's sad to say that she wasn't really the woman we all knew and loved for a lot of the time anymore.
Back to today. Those that have seen the movie will know the scene I'm talking about. The one that everyone always tears up at. When the main character sings to Mama Coco at the end. It was at this moment that I realized I had F'ed up. I watched this whole movie and didn't see the similarities until that scene.
Reddit, I bawled my eyes out. I mean, I ugly cried. Had to take off my glasses and blow my nose several times, kind of cried to the point I gave myself a slight headache. You don't ever know what walls have been stripped away from you until something really hits you emotionally like that.
Anyway, felt like I just had to share this somewhere and most people I know are grieving themselves or not close enough for me to vent on them. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I love and will always miss you Grandma "Go-Go". I'm going to try some of your dessert recipes once I think I'm feeling up to it.
Tldr: Watched Coco after recently losing my Grandma and was emotionally crippled for a bit.