Have you met your grandparents?
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Roman Legion
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I briefly met my grandmother (Mothers side) as a very small child and my other grandmother (Fathers side) I see annually. I saw my grandfather (Fathers side) on his deathbed and never actually met him and my other grandfather I never met because he died in the early 1960's, shortly after my mother was born.
Phoenixx
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Grandparents weren't as present in my life as they were for most kids, which still saddens me a little. I never met my dad's mother, she died long before I was born. I am named after her though and apparently I do look kinda like her. His father died a year after I was born, so I clearly don't remember him. I'm glad he met us before he died though, because according to what my parents said, he loved seeing us.
My mom's parents on the other hand, her family is broken. Both her parents divorced and remarried, and so her family has always been a whole slew of problems. Her mother lived near us when we lived in NJ, but due to a broken relationship between my mom and her, as well as the fact that her mom was never exactly the motherly type (long story), her visitations were always very limited and few in between. Her father lived in NY, and once we moved here, we tried our best to see him more often. Her step mother never liked us though, never cared for my mom, and never accepted us, and because of that our visitations with him were pretty limited too.
So yeah, I never really grew up with grandparents.
Edit: All my grandparents are passed away now. Forgot to add that. The most recent was my mom's dad, which was 3 years ago.
My mom's parents on the other hand, her family is broken. Both her parents divorced and remarried, and so her family has always been a whole slew of problems. Her mother lived near us when we lived in NJ, but due to a broken relationship between my mom and her, as well as the fact that her mom was never exactly the motherly type (long story), her visitations were always very limited and few in between. Her father lived in NY, and once we moved here, we tried our best to see him more often. Her step mother never liked us though, never cared for my mom, and never accepted us, and because of that our visitations with him were pretty limited too.
So yeah, I never really grew up with grandparents.
Edit: All my grandparents are passed away now. Forgot to add that. The most recent was my mom's dad, which was 3 years ago.
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gustavofring
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My grandmother on my mothers side died when I was about 12. I never met my real grandfather on my mothers side.
And on my fathers side, I never met any of them. Also not uncles and aunts. They had lost contact or something. Guess I inherited my fathers great social skills...
And on my fathers side, I never met any of them. Also not uncles and aunts. They had lost contact or something. Guess I inherited my fathers great social skills...
xDreamseller
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Both my grandmothers are still alive. My mums mum played a fairly substantial role in my up bringing. Picking me up from school and looking after me until parents finished work etc.
The other I went to visit every other Sunday or so until I was about 15, now I just see her like 2-3 times a year.
Dad's dad died when I was about 3-4, so I don't remember him and my mum's dad committed suicide a few months after I was born, for reasons I'm either not told or people don't know. I wish I could have met him though, he sounds like he was exactly like me. I don't think I've even seen a picture of him though. :
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I don't care for family much though. I have great parents and on the 4-5 occasions I've met my Australian cousins we've had a great time. I'd rather have people like me because they want to, not just because they are family and are supposed to.
The other I went to visit every other Sunday or so until I was about 15, now I just see her like 2-3 times a year.
Dad's dad died when I was about 3-4, so I don't remember him and my mum's dad committed suicide a few months after I was born, for reasons I'm either not told or people don't know. I wish I could have met him though, he sounds like he was exactly like me. I don't think I've even seen a picture of him though. :
:I don't care for family much though. I have great parents and on the 4-5 occasions I've met my Australian cousins we've had a great time. I'd rather have people like me because they want to, not just because they are family and are supposed to.
Only my father's mother, but she was completely senile by then. The other grandparents were dead, but well what do you expect when both your parents are more that 40 years older than you.
knowledgeofself
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my real ones? I only knew one of my 4 real grandparents up until the age of about 16-17. he was a great guy.
Rembrandt Broam
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I met all but my mum's dad. He was still alive when I was born, but he died when I was 2 or 3 years old, so I can't really claim to have "met" him.
Starry
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My father's parents both died before I was born, (and my father died when I was just 7 months old) my mother's father died before I was 2, so the only grandparent I knew was my mother's mother. I saw her once a week as a young child, then once I started school it was only during the holidays. By 13 I never saw her... She died a few years ago and I hadn't even spoken to her since I was 13...
coyote
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met all of them, they were all born in the late 1890's
my dad's dad died when i was pretty young - he was in ill health for a long time due to wounds and poison gas exposure in France during WWI
my other grandparents all lived into their 90's
i also knew my great-grandmother, who lived to be 101 - she was a tough ol' bird
my dad's dad died when i was pretty young - he was in ill health for a long time due to wounds and poison gas exposure in France during WWI
my other grandparents all lived into their 90's
i also knew my great-grandmother, who lived to be 101 - she was a tough ol' bird
WeirdyMcGee
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My parents were young when they had me-- their parents were young when they had them and so on...
I met my great grandparents on both sides, too... although the last one passed away when I was 12 so I don't remember all that much about them.
I have met all of them, though.
I met my great grandparents on both sides, too... although the last one passed away when I was 12 so I don't remember all that much about them.
I have met all of them, though.
this_portrait
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All of them except my maternal grandfather, who died three years before I was born.
psych
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Dads mum and dad. Mom's mom. I never met my maternal grandfather.... I heard he was a nasty drunk, prone to violence. He died of pancreatic cancer before I was born.
My mother's mom had no interest in us kids. I really dislike her. Now that's she's scared she won't get into heaven she wants a relationship with my brother and I... But we both got rejected by her when we were young, & have no desire to know her now.
My paternal grandparents are both dead. We had good relationships, for the most part, with them before they died.
My mother's mom had no interest in us kids. I really dislike her. Now that's she's scared she won't get into heaven she wants a relationship with my brother and I... But we both got rejected by her when we were young, & have no desire to know her now.
My paternal grandparents are both dead. We had good relationships, for the most part, with them before they died.
Section_31
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I met my dads mom, who came over from england in WW2. She was actually on the volendamn when it got torpedoed. My whole existence almost erased from history there lol. She died last year.
My moms dad, my papa, was a stern old red foreman type. Believed a swift boot in the arse was what was needed to fix everything. smoked like a factory, didnt believe in men crying.
He loved me though. I see it looking back. He was just a hard man and those were his ways. I dont think he'd like how i turned out though.
My moms dad, my papa, was a stern old red foreman type. Believed a swift boot in the arse was what was needed to fix everything. smoked like a factory, didnt believe in men crying.
He loved me though. I see it looking back. He was just a hard man and those were his ways. I dont think he'd like how i turned out though.
BleedTheFreak
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On my mother's side, my grandmother died giving birth to my uncle and my grandfather basically abandoned all the kids (there were 6 of them) and he still lives somewhere in Florida. Never met him. On my father's side, my grandparents were amazing when I was a kid. I moved around a lot, but in most cases I was in walking distance of their house. My home life wasn't great (especially when I lived with my father) and it was so great to have a place to go when I needed to get away. My grandfather spent more time with me than my father did. They eventually moved to Florida when I was 17, and my grandfather died in 2009. My grandmother comes up to visit a few times a year and I've gone down there once, too.