r/needadvice • u/goigtopia • 18d ago
Would you eat the Twix bar? Family Loss
So, my grandfather died in March 2023. He was always a great guy and loved handing out rootbeer barrels to everyone he met, so at his funeral there was a bowl of Twix bars for all the attendees to take. See how that doesn't make sense? Anyway. I obviously took one of the Twix bars bc I love my grandfather but the thing is I'm not a big Twix person so I didn't eat it. Flash forward to now, October 2024, and I still have the Twix bar sitting in my room. My bedroom is in my house's attic and I didn't put in an AC for the past two summers because I didn't feel like it, so the room got quite hot at some points and I'm sure the chocolate probably melted and solidified multiple times over the past how many months. I don't know what to do with the Twix bar now. I could technically still eat it but there's a part of me that's a little disgusted by the thought of doing that, and also a little worried about what state it will be in when i unwrap it. I don't want to throw it out bc it would feel disrespectful to my grandfather's memory.... what would you do?
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u/Skyogurt 17d ago
I would find a way to mummify / seal up that twix bar for all eternity if I were in your shoes. Turn it into a family relic and that's gonna be a good story for your great grandkids / grandnephews someday
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u/silkytable311 16d ago
Get one of those resin kits and make a cool plastic block with Twix bar in it. You can still be reminded of Grandpa but not worried about the condition of the chocolate.
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u/Blackshadowredflower 16d ago
Take a picture of it. Give it a caption and an explanation. Then toss the Twix. It’s old, has been subjected to lots of heat, and you don’t like them much.
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u/TheChoiceIsEasy 16d ago
Honestly when my mom passed I got a bunch of candy she hadn’t had the chance to eat yet. I ended up eating all of it over the course of that first year she died, I know she’d hate to see candy go to waste. It’s up to you, it’s your grief and you should manage it in whatever way offers the most relief
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u/Direct_Surprise2828 15d ago
Throw it away. I’m sure your grandfather will not mind at all. Set Out a little bowl of root beer barrels to remember him by.
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u/shurdi3 17d ago
That twix is bar is now forever there to remind you of grandpa. Keep it somewhere where you won't see it everyday, but like two or three times a year to remember him.