Were you close to your grandparents?

[holeinboatoutatsea]

I was, to one side of the family at least. I remember Grandpa being very patient and understanding, and working every day of his life (a farmer).

My Grandmother on the other side of the family tree was recognized by everyone who ever met her as a saint. You could just sense the love radiating from her.

I have some good memories.

[donco6]

1. Mine were all dead before I was old enough . . .

. . . to know them.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Ditto

The only one who overlapped my lifetime was th paternal grandfather. He died in 1972 at the ripe age of 92. I was 7. He was in Spain, I was in Brazil.

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. Yes.

I only knew 3, because my daddy's daddy died long before I was born.

[Mass_Liberal]

4. ya, my grandma just died about a month ago

My grandpa is still here. He is a veritable fountain of knowledge. I can just sit with him and ask him a million questions and he loves answering them.

[kcwayne]

5. Let's see

One side (my mother's) was very close.

On the other side, when my mother told my grandmother that she would not let my parent's divorce get in the way of my grandmother seeing her grandkids, and that she would be happy to drive us over to see her periodically, my grandmother said "Keep those miserable brats away from me". So, no, we were not close. I saw her one time in twenty years after that, and didn't bother going to the funeral.

[Astarho]

6. Yes and no

My maternal grandfather would tell me all kinds of great stories and show his photographs with his projecter (he was a good photographer). But Alzheimers set in before I could really get to know him.

My materanl grandmother was one of the kindest goodhearted persons I ever met. She died about two years ago.

My paternal grandmother is a devout (and somewhat judgemental) christian and republican and I'm not very close to (I haven't written to her in months)

My paternal grandfather died before I was born.

[devinsgram]

7. My grandmother helped raise me,

and I could never figure out why she was a democrat and my mother and uncles were republicans. I took my mother's and uncles side when it came to politics till I saw the "LIGHT". Now that my grandmother is gone it is too late to tell her she was right. And that really hurts.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

8. People with grandparents are lucky

All my grandparents died before I was born, except for my maternal grandfather, and he wasn't loving or attentive (never acknowledged a birthday or hugged me). My maternal grandmother died 5 months before I was born and she was excited about me joining the family. We would've been great friends.
Enjoy your loved ones while there here!

[thom1102]

9. I was fortunate enough to know all 4 of my grandparents into adulthood...

I was very close to my mom's parents, my "G and P-pa." Specifically, I was very close to G. Her loss was the hardest loss I have ever had to face.

[Nikia]

10. Yes, closer than my parents

My parents married and divorced young and were rather self centered and irresponsible through their 20's.My maternal grandparents watched my sister and I whilemy mother worked before we went to school and in the summers. They were on good terms with my paternal grandparents so we saw them during a lot of the summer too. On weekends with my father, my paternal grandparents often watched us during the evening while my father was playing music at a bar (He was in a band,).
My grandmothers were active in their respective political parties, paternal-Republican, maternal-Democrat. They both successfully had worked, secretary and nursing assistant, and raised children, 6 and 3. One grandfather worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the other was a police officer. They both served in wars, Korea for my younger grandfather and WWII for my older grandfather.
My grandparents were good examples to meet when my parents could not be good examples. Even though my parents did not stay married, I looked to both my grandparents strong marriage as examples of successful marriages.
My grandparents are all still alive. I should talk to them more. I live so far away from them now, about 10 hour drive. They really did mean a lot to me. It is difficult for me to see them get old and know that even though we have long lived ancestors that they cannot live forever.

[Bill of Rights]

11. I was closer to my beloved grandmother than I was

to my own parents. She passed away 7 years ago, and my eyes still well up when I think of her.

[Bertha Venation]

12. My grandmother gave me a home, moving

From L.A. to Orange County so I wouldn't have to switch high schools.

Yeah. Grandma and I were close. Now, she might know me if I were in her presence but -- out of sight is definitely out of mind.