Did you know your Grandparents?

[Lovely2CU]

I say did, as all mine have passed. I only ever knew my Maternal Grandmother, she lived with us in her later years.

 

[AKL_Megs]

Yes to all, although I was never close with any of them, especially my maternal grandparents.

My maternal grandmother is dead, and the last time I saw her I was about 6. My maternal grandfather is alive, but none of us has spoken to him in about five years.

My paternal grandfather I was closest to, and he passed away about a decade ago. My paternal grandmother is still alive.

 

[antmaril]

I did not know my grandparents. Three were deceased before I was born and my paternal grandmother died when I was 5. I don't remember her at all.

 

[maslex]

I knew my paternal grandmother up until I was around 9 or 10. Then she decided she wanted no part of the family anymore. Not sure why but her loss I guess. She just passed away earlier this year. I met my paternal grandfather when I was 15. He lived in Maine while we lived in CT. I got to visit him twice before he passed away.

I did grow up knowing my maternal grandparents. I must say they were THE BEST grandparents any person could ask for. Sadly, they both have passed away.

 

[Art 1]

I knew both grandmothers.

 

[Kitty 34]

I knew all mine, except my maternal grandfather.

 

[minkydog]

I knew all of my grandparents. My mom's parents were at least 15 years older than my mom's. Still, 3 of them lived well into my adult years. Only one died when I was younger.

 

[disfan07]

I know 3 of my grandparents. My paternal grandfather died of lung cancer when my dad was a teenager. My paternal grandmother died about 2 years ago but I was never close with her.

Both my maternal grandparents are still alive. I'm pretty close with both of them. I get along with my granfather more than my grandmother though.

 

[C.Ann]

Both my grandmothers lived well into the years I was married and had children of my own..

Maternal grandfather died when I was an infant, so - no..

Paternal grandfather - I very, very vaguely remember him.. I must have been quite young when he died because I can only remember seeing him 1 time - and he lived next-door to us, down the road..

I missed not having any grandpa's.. Loved my grandmothers dearly and always wondered what it would be like to have even one "grandpa"..

 

[Pixie Princess]

I knew both sets of grandparents. All have passed except my paternal grandmother who will be 101 at the end of December! We saw them much more frequently when I was young, and I wish I could remember more about that time. We eventually moved a good distance away, and until I was in my mid-teens we rarely saw them.

 

[mrsv98]

Not only did I know (and still have 2) my grandparents, I knew 6 of my 8 great grandparents! My parents were very young when they married so I knew and remember all four of my mom's and both my dad's grandmothers. My grandma is still alive and kicking at almost 92 and I have made a point to make sure DD knows her and has good memories.

 

[Disney Doll]

I knew my maternal grandmother. She died when I was 17.
Both grandfathes died long before I was born.
My paternal grandmother died when I was about 6 months old.

 

[minkydog]

It's a funny thing about grandparents. Even though mine have been gone for many years now(I'm 54) I think about one or the other one every day. Nothing in particular sparks it. I'll just have a memory fleet through my mind. Like, Grandma doing her laundry with the old wringer washer. Or Grandaddy stringing up a swing on an old tree. Picking daffodils out of her garden or making mud-pies down by the fence. Going to friday night fish fries. Making quilts.

My grandparents were very different from one another. My mom's parents were stoic Welsh who never raised a voice nor shed a tear. They were city folk, so we got to ride the bus downtown and we walked just about everywhere. Grandma was the best seamstress I've ever known--her mother was a seamstress for Queen Victoria. My dad's parents lived in the Outer Banks, way way before it became a resort area. They grew up hard and poor, so they learned to make pretty much anything they needed. They lived close to the land, raising their fruits & veggies, catching and killing their own meat(ducks, pheasant, crabs, clams, fish.) From both sets of grandparents I learned to make something from nothing, always tell the truth, and roll with the flow. I'm sure my parents could have taught me those things, and I"m sure they probably did, but the lessons a grandparent imparts somehow seemed gentler, less demanding.

 

[jfoofj]

I lived with my maternal grandparents (with my parents, they were in high school when I came along) till I was 3. The house I grew up in was a half a mile from my paternal grandparents, and a mile from my maternal grandparents so I grew up with all of them nearby. My Nana (maternal grandmother) died in Sept 09, my Gramps (paternal grandfather) died in Jan 10. My Grampy (maternal grandfather) is still living in his house at age 93, but has end stage COPD and a cardiac issues, but he is still pretty much independant. My Gram (paternal grandmother) is 92 and she was placed on hospice care yesterday. Her kidneys have stopped working, and she is barely passing any urine with 160+ of lasix a day, so I'm sure she won't be around for too long.

I am very lucky that I am 38 years old and have had my Grandparents for so long. It is sad to see them go, but they all had long, productive, healthy lives with many children and grandchildren around them. The hardest part, for me, is watching my parents go through the loss and watching them mourn their parent. It breaks my heart to see my Mom or Dad saying goodbye to their parent.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I knew both of my grandmothers into my adulthood, but neither grandfather. I did know one great-grandfather, who lived into my teens.

 

[kimblebee]

My moms parents lived in the same city as us so I saw them all the time. They are both gone now and I still miss them.

My dads mom lived in Australia so I only saw her every 2 years when she would come visit us for 2 weeks. My dads dad died when he was 4 so I never knew him.

My mom only had 1 brother and he died 2 years ago. My dad only has 1 brother who lives in Australia so I have only seen him a handful of times in my life.

My Uncle here didn't have any kids and my overseas Uncle has 3 kids but I have only seen them maybe 5 times in my whole life. They all have kids that I have never met.

And now you know the rest of the story

P.S. I'm way too young to have heard that program. I learned about it on the Simpsons lol

 

[momof1princess]

i never knew my paternal grandparents. my paternal grandmother passed away when i was about 3-4 months old, and my paternal grandfather passed away when i was about 18 months old. i am told my maternal grandmother was the sweetest woman alive, a saint among women, who loved my paternal grandfather in spite of his failings (and they were many; he wasn't much of a man, from all accounts).
my maternal grandmother is still alive and kickin', at age 81. she's been my rock all my life. my maternal grandfather was my biggest cheerleader and best buddy. he died in august of 2003.

 

[bushdianee]

I knew both grandmas and 1 grandpa. My dad didn't know who his bio-father was. His mom refused to tell him. My maternal grandpa and paternal grandma died when I was in my 20's. My maternal grandma until I was in my 40's. I was super close to the maternal grandparents. I was the 1st grandchild and my mom & I lived with them the first year of my life while my dad was in the Navy.

 

[cristit14]

Yes, I knew them all. My paternal grandmother is still alive. I didn't know my paternal grandfather very well. He died when I was around 7. I just remember talking to him on the phone when we lived in Hawaii. I also knew several of my great grandparents. I knew three out of four great grandmothers and I great grandfather. Two other great grandfathers I vaguely remember, but they died when I was probably less than 10.

 

[Bilberry]

I knew two of my grandparents very well. My sister and I made frequent trips to visit with them when we where young. Granddad would take time off from work to take the grandkids on fishing and Oregon wildness trips. It was always bunches of fun! And grandma was a joy back then to be around. Grandma is all that remains today at 86. Her mind is gone now, and she isn't the same sunshine she was when growing up.

My other grandparents did not know me all that well. It was kind of funny in a way, as once while traveling through their town, we stopped by - my other grandparents and I - and these other grandparents didn't know who I was. They eventually caught on! That side of the family was big, with many grandkids, and I lived halfway across the country, so it wasn't surprising that they didn't know who I was, but remember it being funny at the time.