Grandparents

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

My great grandfather just turned 91 years old a few days ago. Whew 91. My great grandmother died a few years back but I forget how old she was. Grand parents are like the most loving people in your life don't you think?

Edit: Title spelled wrong.

[SaiyanPrincessX]

Yes most grandparents are nice. Though there are some out there that are not. Mine are however; but I don't live near them anymore. I live near one of my grandparents but I see her like once a month. She lives about an hour or so away. One of them is in California somewhere, we don't really know where. He travels but I haven't seen him since I was maybe 9. My dads parents live in Arizona but are currently in Washington(I think) for the summer.

[Biida]

I personally have only met one of my grandparents... ever. My grandparents on my father's side both died at least 5 years before I was born, and my grandfather on my mom's side died when he was 35 from a heart-attack. To me, it's not that much of a big deal, to be honest. If I've never met them, I can't miss them. I do admit it's a shame, though. According to my dad, my grandmother and I looked exactly the same, and my grandfather and I had almost exactly the same interests.

My living grandmother kicks arse, though. She can be rambly and kinda boring to be around sometimes. But mostly she's awesome conversation, and she's also very wise. I'm really into learning stories about my native heritage, and she's like a walking encyclopedia on it. :)

[Kinetic]

I agree, grandparents are some of the most loving people that you can get to know. I'm around my grandparents all of the time. Every weekend nearly, my grandmother comes around and I stay at her house for the few days, until she has to go back to work. My grandmother has also helped my family out in the past financially, since she has no children to take care of, she has a little extra cash all the time. But yes, I agree, grandparents are great :)

[Evisoun]

My grandmother force fed me ice cream everytime she saw me and thinks boys are better than girls. I need to sit on my knees whenever she's around. Movies are things made by demons (that dance, which is a very evil thing *snort*) from hell to corrupt young children's mind and make them into dull lifeless machines ready to follow Satan and lick his boots. She has a nasally voice that not even my screeching neighbor's cat can beat and is highly, very, really religious. If you miss one week of church, you're suddenly playing tic-tac-toe with Satan while laughing at an sin contaminated joke. She's never heard of kids watching porn in her life and will choke on her spit and die if she does. Or collapse, begging God to save their souls so they don't burn with murderers, rapist, and all those other bad people including the boys and girls that had lived in the same house as each other after the age of 18, regardless of the fact that had sex, or not. If they had sex before marriage, nothing can save them.

So, other than the fact that my grandmother is obviously stuck in a time-zone and just discovered the beauty of ice cream (which that alone isn't bad, but the fact that she did so and ruined my love of it, is), she is a nice lady. It sucks that she isn't rich, though.

[Guest Randleman]

my grandfather on my dad's side died when i was young from lung cancer. his wife, my grandmother, is a very nice women. you ask for money, you got it. she is very loving. i have never seen her angry or sad. she is always optimisic.

my grandfather on my mothers side is about to die. he had colon cancer that spread to his liver and lungs. he can barely move. walking from his chair to the kitchen to get a glass of water wipes him out. This is even more saddening because before the cancer, he was a very, [i]very[/i] active man. he woke at 4 am everyday and worked until 6pm. he was a farmer and was always had something to do. now he has stuff to do, except he can't do them. it makes him angry that he can't and us sad. My grandmother from my moms side is very nice. she is a little too protective, but she loves us. She won't let me driver her places because "i'm not one of those old bats that cant' take care of themselves". she's got a great temper and a great sense of humor. she isn't too well lately tho. my grandfather (her husband) being sick has taken alot out of her. she looks like she could break anytime. :(

now i'm all sad.

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Evisoun [/i]
[B]She's never heard of kids watching porn in her life and will choke on her spit and die if she does. [/B][/QUOTE]

kids shouldn't watch porn. it is illegal for them to view it until they are 18 (21 in some states). :)


edit; added joke tags for the mentally deficient.

[Evisoun]

Randleman - I'm not sure what the point of that comment was, because I know it wasn't to flaunt your knowledge of laws dealing with porn. I assure you that I (and most people) know that kids shouldn't be watching porn. I also assure you that most people have heard of kids watching porn. I will assure you, one last time that it wasn't my point that kids watching porn was ok or bad, etc.; I was merely stating that my grandmother has not heard of it and if she did, she will have a very dramatic reaction to it, which will end in her death or her praying like mad until she does die. And finally, I assure you (I lied) that I know that you probably did not need to be assured of the 3/4 things I've assured you of, but I was just being cautious. The point of this post is that you do not need to say obvious things for it results (most of the time, 98% maybe?) in nothing particularly good for you and/or to whoever you were talking to. Do I need to assure you that I am assured that you probably already knew what the point of my post was? Just in case I do, I shall. :)

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[quote]added joke tags for the mentally deficient.[/quote]
Maybe your joke simply wasn't funny (to me, of course). Me stating my grandmother etc. and you stating that kids under 18 (21 in some states) shouldn't watch porn because it is illegal does not make me fall on the floor laughing. Common sense does not make me laugh, either. If it does to you, great. We simply have a different sense of humor (This is also shown in the thread *wince* "gay-ness"). So, let's keep an open-mind. I thought you were more mature than that.

Tags for people who might have looked at this and thought I was telling a joke.

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

When I lived in an aprtment building before I was on vacation in Ottawa (now I mean) for the summer my grandmother lives next apartment over because my mother has cancer so she helps take care of her.

[Queen Asuka]

[color=hotpink][size=1]Well, I have three sets of grandparents and I love them all dearly. Here's some info:

[b]Nanna and Pop (Mom's parents):[/b] Well, I spend the most time with them. They are always there to help my family when we get in a bind and they have been more than helpful in getting met set out on to college. I am helping them paint their ceilings this week and my shoulders are killing me.

[b]Mema and Grandpa (Dad's mom & stepfather):[/b] Well, I used to hate them when I was younger because they only liked my cousins. They wouldn't have anything to do with us and my cousins would say "You have nanna, we have mema" so it was awful. Now my cousins have gone delinquent and she wants to hang out with us. *Shrugs*

[b]Granddaddy and Grandmama (Dad's father & stepmother):[/b] I don't see them often, but they are still cool. They let us ride the 4-wheeler. ^_^

So yah, that's about it. I'm thankful that they are all alive.[/color][/size]

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

The only grandparents for me that are alive are:
Grandmother on my moms side (77)
Great Grandfather on my dads side (91)
Grandpa (biological) on my dads side (dunno)
Grandpa (not biological) on my dads side(dunno)
and my grandpa (my dads side) died last year.

[OtakuSennen]

*sigh* I only have 2 grandmothers... My dad's father died before I was born.. My dad was only 11.. And the other died 3 years ago... One grandmother lives near the beach.. And the other lives in Pittsburg.. She's visiting right now..

My grandmothers are very nice and I am lucky to have them with me.

[Fall]

Women marry you, take all your money, and leave. Ice-cream causes brain damage. Movies are for "dim-witted lunatics". Heaters and coolers are for "lazy old sods". Take-away food takes a year off your life every time you eat it. Smoking makes you smarter.

..My grandfather is seriously messed up. But he's alright to talk to for a good laugh. He's around 80 I think, my grandmother is around 60. On my mum's side, nan died when I was little, and pop is around 70 or 80. All very nice people to know, apart from a few.. things..

[Guest Randleman]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Evisoun [/i]
[B]Randleman - I'm not sure what the point of that comment was, because I know it wasn't to flaunt your knowledge of laws dealing with porn. I assure you that I (and most people) know that kids shouldn't be watching porn. I also assure you that most people have heard of kids watching porn. I will assure you, one last time that it wasn't my point that kids watching porn was ok or bad, etc.; I was merely stating that my grandmother has not heard of it and if she did, she will have a very dramatic reaction to it, which will end in her death or her praying like mad until she does die. And finally, I assure you (I lied) that I know that you probably did not need to be assured of the 3/4 things I've assured you of, but I was just being cautious. The point of this post is that you do not need to say obvious things for it results (most of the time, 98% maybe?) in nothing particularly good for you and/or to whoever you were talking to. Do I need to assure you that I am assured that you probably already knew what the point of my post was? Just in case I do, I shall. :) [/B][/QUOTE]


jesus. it was i joke. lets add joke tags for the mentally deficient.

[G/S/B Master]

My gradmother (on my mom side) is going to die. She couldn't eat, she's so weak, and she has stroke... *sigh* I pray that she gets better.

Grandparents are good ol'folks. Some are insane nuts that fears that World war 3 is coming. Too bad I don't see my grandparents often.

[future girl]

my grandfather on my father's side was shot by his adopted son in the back a while before i was born. rumor has it he was a bad man.

my granfather on my mother's side died of diabetes a while before i was born. rumor has it he was a bad man.

my grandmother on my mother's side i knew, but she never really liked me. she had an agenda against my mother, really hates her. she's dead now. . .my grandmother, not my mother.

my grandmother on my mother's side is still alive, but she looks at me funny and hides food in weird places because she thinks ppl will eat it. she always tells me, respect. . .that's it, she sees me, says "respect" then walks away. . .she also tells me, o you're so pretty, just if you blah blah blah. *shrug* i haven't seen her in a while, she lives in Nicaragua.

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]I'm an adopted child- adopted by my Grandparents at the age of 8. I'm in an odd situation, an odd situation that is emotionally painful at times to me as a person surronded by people, online and off, who have normal, regular parents. I dont really think of them as my parents... why should legal status make them my parents?

Aside from that, I have only one great-grandparent alive- shes currently dieing in a nursing home a few miles from here. I call her "Meme" because by law she'd be my "grandma" and that makes her sound old- so she says.

I dont really love any of them.. its hard to, honestly. I appreciate what they do, giving me a house to live in and food to eat- but its just.. not right in my mind. heh.

So, where does that leave me? Alot of questions unanswered in my mind.

And all this over a topic that should be somewhat normal..[/color]

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

There's nothing wrong with being adopted - you still have grandparents even if they aren't blood relations.

[Posthumous]

[color=brown][size=1]My grandfather died one I was 5 and my other grandfather died when my dad was 12...My grandmother is the best person.She's so nice.She doesn't get mad at me and throw shoes at me.[/size][/color]

[animeforever105]

Both of my grandpas passed away. One of my grandmas is 88. I don't see her much because she lives in eastern washington and I
don't live there anymore. My other grandma is 70. She is soooo awesome. She lets me mow her lawn so I can get money. Plus,it's
a riding lawn mower. ;) I watch tv for as long as I want at her house. Yaaaahhh! Anime all day!

Hey, I didn't read all the above posts 'till now. I'm adopted as well
but I was adopted at birth and not by my grandparents. I think about the fact that really none of the members of my family are actually blood relations and what would my life be like if I hadn't been adopted, or if I had been adopted by another family. I don't like to think about it that much because I love the family I'm with now and I think I am very blessed to be adopted by them.:angel:

[Sandy]

For now I live with my granny (dad's mother), but I'm moving out in a few months because of my "civil service" (don't know the English term, but it's an option for army, which is compulsory in my country) starts, and it requires me having a job somewhere, and I was thinking I could move away at the same... Okay, now this just went confusing. :rolleyes:

[i]Anyhow[/i], I've lived with my granny ever since I left home (yes, I escaped the hellish life in home), which was a little over three years ago. We've had our ups and downs with granny, but she's the closest thing for a mother I have. She's rather young, also, just 65 years old. *just realizes granny had a birthday yesterday and hasn't congratulated her!!! Yikes!*

My granpa from dad's side died two x-mases ago, but both of my grandparents from my excuse-for-a-mother's side are alive - though everybody have divorced from each other a long time ago.

Generally I'm not much into old people. some of my friends think they're sweet and adorable, but I've seen too much of the other side of being old - the crankiness, the biggotry and judging attitude, not to mention traditions! *hates traditions*

I wish I could remain young until I die, but I guess growing old is just inevitable. In fifty years I'll be all grey and pale, murmuring about the habits of the youth of that time... *shudders* Horrid... :nervous:

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

Could one imagine what life would be like withour grandparents?
No love, cookies, milk, money... no where to go when you are mad at your parents. (or parent) Wouldn't it be like hell or something. Grandparents don't go to hell so it's true in a sense.

[Japan]

I love my grandparents very much. They have their times of being annoying and old school. My dad's mom lives in Wisconsin and so does my mom's parents. My grandma on my dad's side buys anything that you ask for. (That's how I finally got my gameboy color after several years of not having one) My grandparents on my mom's side are very fun loving and nice. Though they are very old school. They listen to vey religious (Christian music from the hymnal, not modern Christain music) and the Vienna Boys Choir. Blah! They also have other rules about only a half hour of tv a day and one soda per day, but they are still awesome! Then I have a great grandma in the nursing home, the other two died about a year ago. She is very sweet and nice too. (She is my mom's mom's mom, confusing ain't it) I love my grandparents and I don't know what I'd do without them

[RPCrazy]

My dad's father died when I was very young. I don't have any memories of him save this picture of when I was probably a few days old. He's sitting in a wheel chair holding me. Looks how my father will probably look when he's 90, though at the time my grandfather was around...40, maybe? An unhealthy smoking and drinking problem combined with denied diabetes took it's toll on my grandfather...

My mother's parents died a little over a year ago within almost exactly two months of each other. We recently went to Maine to burry their ashes there, just how they wanted. They couldn't have been the most wonderful grandparents in the world, because everyone claims to have grandparents like that...but damn, they were close. My grandmother (called Grandmom or Grammie) was as patient as the day is long, and lvoed sitting with me telling me stories. My grandfather (Grampie) loved three things: his family, his work, and my grandmother. He waited on her hand and foot until the day she died. He loved her so much that almost two months after she passed he died of a heart attack...my family and I firmly believe he could not live without her. There is no better proof of soulmates in my mind than of my grandparents.

My living grandmother, my father's mother, is the biggest ***** I know. I forget who it was that described their grandmother as being a complaining old hag (I'm sorry, but you did) who thinks everyone besides herself is condemned to hell...I can completely understand where they're coming from. My brother and sisters and I and the heathen children (who, may I mind you, always stop by on the big important holidays to wish her a happy whatever and tell her through our teeth that we love her...which I can't say for my cousins) because my mother was Lutheran and how dare her son marry someone who wasn't Catholic. This grandmother is living to the ripe old age of 93+ and probably will leave everything in her will to my aunt, her daughter, who I can liken to that crabby old lady down the street who owns a hundred cats. No lie.

And do I feel bad for saying any of this? Sadly, yes...but that's only because my mother raised me to be a good child who respects her elders and I do hold a great deal of respect (maybe not patience but definately respect) for the elderly. Just not the old hag and her kitty on a leash...

Forgive me...it's currently 6:35 AM where I am and I have yet to get some sleep tonight. I'm rambling.

[Guest Taylor Hewitt]

Don't you think that most grandparents die of some disease like cancer or a heart attack. Old people (not grandparents) get to die peacefully. It's not fair.

[Guest Fiasco]

Pesonally, I hate old people. More than most people, the old people down here are RUDE and think that they should be helped and be served by the younger people. And they take everything so offensive. I hate them. But you know, my grandparent's aren't like those other ones, they are much nicer then the other old people. iHOP stands for I Hate Old People. I'm telling you it does. Not that who-ha about International House Of Pancakes. Psch, that's a lie.