Did you know your Grandparents?

[ZephyrHawk]

My paternal grandfather died when I was 2. I have only the vaguest, hazy memories of him. My paternal grandmother died when I was 8. My 2 real memories of her are one of me telling her she shouldn't smoke, and the other when she was in a nursing home and didn't know who I was.

I am/was very close to my maternal grandparents. My grandma is still alive. She'll be 91 in a few months and, though in an assisted living facility, still has her faculties. I can say, I feel blessed that she still knows who we are and what's going on.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I knew all of mine. My father's parents...well, I stopped speaking to my father when I was 14. My grandmother said, "I got your mother out of my son's life and I'm going to get rid of you, too." She succeeded. I never saw any of them again (they've all since passed).

On my mother's side...I grew up with them. In the same house. It was like they were my parents and my mother was my "sister," in a way (she was only 20 when I was born). I have so many wonderful memories of them. Unfortunately, they're both gone now; Grandpa on Christmas Eve 1998, Gram on July 10, 2007. I keep lots of old photos around; these are 2 favorites:

 

[rie'smom]

Yes I knew my maternal grandmother and great grandmother, my paternal grandparents, my paternal great grandmother, and my paternal great great grandmother. They were all wonderful but I was especially close to my dad's parents.

 

[emer95]

I still have both of my maternal grandparents. They are 86 and 88, and still live on their own at their home. I love them dearly and I'm very close to them. They are an incredible blessing in my life, and in my daughters' lives. They are not doing as well as they used to be, and the thought of losing them sends me instantly into tears.

I never knew my Dad's father. He died when my dad was a baby. His mother died when I was 10 years old. I was not close with her.

My very lucky daughters have both sets of grandparents and their great-grandparents living, loving, and close by. What a gift!

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

I grew up knowing my mother's parents - extremely close to my grandfather until his death almost 10 years ago. My grandmother is still here.

My father's father died from cancer before my parents got married. I "met" his mother shortly after I was born. My mother took me over to her house, something set her off and she said she hoped my father died before her because she didn't want him at her funeral. We obviously bowed out from having a relationship with her. Growing up, I managed to be in the same room and sometimes the same church pew with her several times, yet she never wanted anything to do with me. Her loss - I'm pretty fabulous if I do say so myself. My sister and I are the only "grandchildren" that are successful.

 

[Katieinwonderland]

Both my grandmas are still alive; they're in their mid eighties. They live in the UK so I don't get to see them much anymore - one is in great health, the other one isn't doing so well. I really hope they both live long enough to see me have children of my own, and become great-grandparents.

My maternal grandfather died way before I was born, before my mom even met my dad - he had lung cancer. My paternal grandfather died when I was a baby and I don't remember him, but there are pictures of him with me.

 

[mrsltg]

I did! And, I was blessed with an extra grandmother when my mom married my stepdad! They are all gone now, but I have wonderful memories of all of them and I miss them terribly.

 

[quentina]

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

Yes and they were some of the best things to ever happen to me. I was blessed to have them and to be loved by them. I miss all 4 of them terribly. My one Pop was amazing.....he was the last to go. THere is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him.

I hope one day, my grandchildren will say the same about me and my DH.

 

[diz8297]

Well, I'm in my 40's, but I knew all 4 of my grandparents. My maternal grandfather died first at the age of 78, when I was 11. I have missed him so much, that loss was and still is a rough one. My paternal grandmother passed when I was 21 at the age of 84. My paternal grandfather was 91 when he passed in 1992 and my maternal grandmother.............passed away this past June at............104! Needless to say, she saw all of us 5 grandchildren marry, have children, and a couple graduate from high school. I knew all 4 of them very well, and lived up the road from my paternal grandparents. We saw my maternal grandparents pretty frequently and I would go on "vacation" for a week there during the summer. (Two towns over). My kids are not as fortunate as my father passed when my oldest was a toddler and he never saw my youngest. And we are estranged from my mother in law. Then again....on that front they may be fortunate!!

 

[Feralpeg]

I knew both my grandmothers and my mother's father. My dad's father died when I was a year old. My DD did not get to meet her grandparents. Her grandparents died before she was born.

 

[Lintasare]

My maternal grandfather died before I was born so all I know about him came from stories my grandma and mom told me.

I knew my paternal grandfather a bit. Didn't really get to see him much and he died when I was 9. I wouldn't say I am close to my paternal grandmother. Last time I saw her I was in high school and she doesn't travel at all anymore. So the only way to see her is to go to Buffalo.

I see my maternal grandmother at least once a year. She is in her late 80's and still very active. I like to think I am close to her and I love spending time with her when she is in town to visit.

 

[luvsJack]

My mother's mom died when I was a baby but by the time I can actually remember my grandfather had remarried so Grandma Clara was like a "real" grandma to me. I also knew both of my father's parents. I was lucky to know my grandparents and to be able to spend so much time with them,

 

[piglet50]

i knew my maternal grandparents - grm died when i was 9. grpa died when i was 36. grm was fun and happy. grpa was so cool. smart and interested in all the technology of the day. paternal grpa died before i was a glimmer in mom and dad's eye. paternal grm lived until the year before my dd was born. she was a great story teller and loved to laugh. i wish my kids could have known her and maternal grm. i also got to meet my paternal gr. grm. she died when was 11.

 

[Talking Hands]

Not only did I know my grandparents, I knew 3 of my greatgrandparents. I was truly blessed. I am only sorry that my grandson has one greatgrandfather living and has yet to meet him.

 

[RachaelA]

My paternal grandparents are still alive (trying to convince grandma to come to Disney with us!). My maternal grandparents passed away in 03 (I was 17) and this past March (I'm 24).

I actually knew two of my great grandparents. My great grandpa died when I was maybe 7 and my great grandma died when I was 21. She was 101!! My niece was 2 and its awesome to know she met her GREAT GREAT grandma!

 

[heatherwillmom]

I was lucky enough to know all of my grandparents. I absolutely worshipped them!! My paternal grandmother's health got bad when I was 9-10 & she died when I was 11, but I still remember her before she got sick. I was 14 when paternal grandfather died. I was an adult when maternal grandfather died. Maternal grandmother lived to be 93 & got to know my children well. I'm sorry that my children didn't get to know all of their grandparents very well. DF died when my youngest was 21 months old so he doesn't rememer him very well. MIL died a year later so neither of my kids remember her. Both of them remember their great-grandmother though.

 

[A4Disney]

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

Yes, 3 out of 4 of them are still alive. I am 37 and my Maternal grandparents are 80 and 78 and my Paternal Grandmother is 85. I see them all often. My Paternal Grandfather died when I was 14 at age 63 of ALS(Lou Gehrig's disease) I remember him fondly.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

All except my maternal grandfather. He passed away in 1969 of a heart attack. My dad's dad died in 2003, his mom in 2007, and my mom's mom is still around.

 

[december]

I knew all 4 of them. My paternal grandparents lived 6 miles from us, and my maternal grandparents were next door. My maternal grandfather died in October 1994, when I was 20, and my paternal grandfather died in July 1995 (I was 21). My paternal grandmother lived to see my older kids, but they don't remember her. They were 3 and 1 when she died in October of 2000. My maternal grandmother turned 90 last July, and is still running things out in my home community. I see her every other weekend, and talk to her every weekend. She has lived to see 6 grandkids, from the age of 18 mos (my baby) to 21.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I was blessed to know my great grandparents and my grandparents, on both sides. My great grandmother on my daddy's side was close to us. My sister and I stayed with her some and she was the most precious woman. We were not as close to my dad's parents, although we would see them a few times a year.

Growing up, my grandparents on my moms side lived on the street behind us. We spent more time at their house than our own. I have never ever felt hurt so bad as I did the day my Nanny passed away, 15 years ago. My sweet Papaw passed away this month last year. So, all of my grandparents are gone now and I miss them all. I feel blessed to have had them in my life.