He's been a major part of your life,
///////////////// of course you'll miss him.  Its perfectly normal. Its like getting a tooth pulled out. After the dentist pulls it out, your relived.  But how many times does your tounge run itself over the spot where the tooth once was? Probably a hundred times a day. Just because it was hurting you doesnt mean you did not notice it. It leaves a gape and sometimes you see yourself missing it terribly. Its going to take a while, but it takes time. Should you have kept the tooth, No.  Because it was causing you pain.               

Pulling out the tooth was the right decision    \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\