are you attached to your grandparents !!!!

love your grandparents - Learn to appreciate your grand parents
@apsara60 (6610)
Israel
January 22, 2009 8:12am CST
It is said that, grandchildren are result of blessings of grand parents. . Grandparents are overjoyed when they see grandchildren. Many grandchildren learn walking holding fingers of grandparents and many sleep peacefully, listening to bedtime stories of grandparents......but unfortunately, with time, memories fade and so do faces of grandparents. so now tell me sincerely, how many of you are really attached to you grandparents and appreciate them.......
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• United States
22 Jan 09
I am extremely close with my grandmother. Unfortunately I know live 3 hours away from her. I still talk to her on the phone and keep in touch. She has been going through a lot of health issues lately and I keep trying to plan a trip up to see her but everything keeps falling through. She is unbelievable. They told us 5 years ago that we wouldn't have her with us for that Christmas. She's so stubborn I believe that she is never going to pass away. If only that were true though.
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22 Jan 09
I was very close to my grandfather. Not only me but my brother and sister are also close to him. He love us very much. He past 8 years ago. Alway he use to bring lots of gift for us. My nature also he was very soft and honest person. For my mother is is like her Father and he really takecare as if he is a real father of my mother. I never forgot him in my whole life.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
22 Jan 09
hello tracie.....I am confused....lol.....do you like her or you don't.....you said that you are very close to your grand mother and then you call her stubborn because she is not passing away.... Anyway I thank you for replying my discussion. Have a nice day.
• United States
22 Jan 09
Sorry for the confusion. i am very close to my grandmother and one of her wonderful traits is that she is so stubborn. I really wish it were true that she was never going to pass. She is a rock for my entire family. I have never met someone to strong in my entire life.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
23 Jan 09
I was very close to my grandmothers, and my one grandfather, my paternal grampa was mean thou so he was the one that I wasn't so close too. lol I miss them all a lot and still remember a lot about them and the things we all did together. Grandparents are a blessing, love, visit and talk to them while you can.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
27 Jan 09
I do appreciate your opinion about grandparents. Thanks for your reply.
@dianagnes (1088)
• Singapore
22 Jan 09
I don't feel the presence of grandparents.From my maternal,both had passed away way before my mum's married.While i only feel a short of care from my grandmum on my paternal side which passed away when i was six.So,i dont have the feeling of being attached to my grandparents..sometimes feel like something missing,whats more i could feel when people dont even have parents in their life.. Those with grandparents and parents are lucky,but i feel way much lucky with just my parents by my side.=)
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 Jan 09
hello dianagnes, you are not the only one dear, there are many like you who did not get chance of getting pampering from grandparents... but it does not matter, as long as you have someone to shower love on you....so be happy and keep smiling. Thanks for your reply.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
I love my grandparents!I'm very attached to my mom's side of the family because they were the ones who took care of me and my siblings when my mom was still working as a high school teacher.. as much as i wanted to spend more time with them, i can't because my health condition became worse.. I don't want them to see me suffering from my illness.. you know, i don't want them to worry about me because i love them so much..
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 Jan 09
why gracie?????, what is wrong with you. Are you better now...you should get well soon dear, because grandparents are very clever and they find out all secrets of their grandchildren. God bless you and thanks for reply.
@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
i am very much attached to my grandmother just like the way i treat my mom. actually i am living with my grandmother's house for 4 years now. though my granny had someone to look after her i still want to be with her as much as possible. she's turning 86 this coming February 26...
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 Jan 09
hi rymebristol, I am happy that you still want to be with your granny who will be now 86, this is the real time when she needs you. Believe me rymebristol, you will be blessed by god for this good deed. Have a great day.
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• United States
23 Jan 09
No i DO Not find my grandparents attractive. They may have been attractive back in thier day, but i deffinatly am not attracted to them. They may look really good for their age, but once again i am not attracted to them in any way such or form. There aren't that many people that are attractive when they get older but some stay pretty fresh.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
27 Jan 09
looks are have nothing to do with attachment for grandparents....lol. May be your grandparents where not living with you and that is why you have such an opinion.......anyway, thanks for your reply.
@balasri (26537)
• India
22 Jan 09
I never can forget the amount of affection showered on me by my grandparents. My grand ma always used to carry me wherever she went. She had a person to carry me on his shoulders as she was doing the shopping,most of them are mainly for me. I still remember the panoramic view and ride from the shoulder which I enjoyed with a tint of fear sitting astride and holding that man's hair.. My grand pa on the other hand was running a small shop when I was young. It was his routine to give me and my friends a cone of peanuts daily as I cross his shop on my way to school thus making me proud and famous among my friends. I consider myself very fortunate to have those wonderful souls as my grand parents. And thanks Apsara for giving me a chance to remember them here in mylot.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 Jan 09
Dear Bala, as I was reading your reply, I was also imagining it........such a sweet and emotional image....no words can explain this feeling, a feeling where a family share different bodies but common heart.....and this is the reason why when one person is sad in the family,the rest find it painful to smiling.....Love is really great gift of God.Thanks for sharing your precious thoughts.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
26 Jan 09
I was very attached to my grandfather. I loved him very much and I miss him even though he has been gone for over 24 years. I hope my granddaughter can feel attached to me as I did to him. I will do whatever I can to be sure she knows how very much I love her.
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@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
i am super attached to my grandparents. They actually spoiled them. They gave me stuffs which my parents didn't able to bought for me. People say that grandparents love much their grandchildren than their children which i think its true. When i was 10 years old my grandparents was moved to canada. And i missed the moments that i was in my grandparents house and they cooked for me my favorite food. That is one i misses a lot. But everytime they visit here i make sure i have a quality time with them.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
22 Jan 09
I must say you are lucky one jhenn22. Indeed your grandparents showered all their love on you. Just keep all this in memory and may be someday they will need you, then you can shower all you love on them.......Thanks for your reply.
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
i am attached too. but sometimes, i was really trying to get away from the feeling.. hmmm not an easy thing to do..
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
22 Jan 09
Hello jingbautista, yeah I know we do love our grandparents and parents, but still at certain age we just feel like being away from them.......but once this tender age is passed, we come back to our loved ones and learn to appreciate them. Thanks for your reply.
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 09
In April this coming year, it will be the 2nd year already that my grandma has gone home to be with the Lord. She's one of the greatest person I've ever known. Many speak of Mother Teresa, but my grandma too is someone that radiates with so much love as well, if not even moreShe used to tell us a lot of stories, especially of old times during the Japanese occupation in World War 2. We always loved those stories. How they survived & all. The way she told us never to retaliate but to love your enemies & mind you she wasn't even a Christian back then. It's really outstanding for a person who has not received formal education in school, came all the way from China when she was about 7 years old & lost her father - her only parent back then & how she survived through the storm. It seems that she's the jovial type & everyone likes her. This coming Chinese New Year, everyone will be missing her as it's never the same anymore without her around. What I like most about her is the way she lived - never a hypocrite & her actions always spoke louder than words. Grandma, we all still love you very much
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@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
24 Jan 09
Oh........I still miss my grandpa very very much even though its now 4 years since he passed away from liver cancer. He was the bestest grandpa I ever had. He is a man who doesn't speak much but with one word or two it means a lot. When I was staying with my grandparents, I always like the times in the evenings when he came home from work after his bath, he would sit on the swing or on the stone slab either reading his chinese newspaper or just sit and stare into the sky just enjoying the evening breeze. I would join him sitting on the swing or the stone slab and we would both be reading the newspaper, just saying a word or two or sometimes none at all but it was special. Come to think of it I think now I know why until today I enjoy the 7pm evening breeze and weather. I guess it all started from the swing or stone slab reading newspaper moments with my grandpa. Apart from this he always makes sure that I have enough clothes to wear, enough food to eat and enough money to spend. He gave me pocket money. Was staying with grandparents for about 7 years and I really thank God for my grandpa who looked into my life when my parents were going through divorce. And now he's gone to heaven...he's still very much in my heart.....
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@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
22 Jan 09
Hello apsara60! I never got a chance to grow up with my grandparents. My grandparents on my mother side migrated to Canada when I was still little and my grandparents on the father side live far away from us.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
22 Jan 09
Dear aisaellis22, I do feel a bit sorry for you.......because since you have never had chance to see what is grandparents' pampering, you would not know what you have lost.....anyway...I am sure your parents gave you lot of love and pampering and you don't miss anything.......Thanks for your reply.
• India
22 Jan 09
ya the most from which i am attached in my life is my grandparents i love them so much that can even leave my mother also my grand mother is so caring that i can't to you all and the food which she makes so fabulous that i my stomach filled very much but the heart is fully open to even eat more
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 Jan 09
hello aristocrat, Yeah it does happen sometimes that grandparents shower so much love on grandchildren that they become even more dearer than parents.....so enjoy company of your grandparents....... Thanks for your reply.
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
23 Jan 09
sadly my father's job kept us frequently moving and we were always far from extended family - so I never was very closly knit with my grandparents. my husband's job also kept this family away from our parents - but somehow my children have bonded wonderfully with my folks.
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• Australia
23 Jan 09
hi ..i dont know about others but i m really attached to my grandparents as i was in my childhood.
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@GemmaR (8517)
23 Jan 09
I am very close to mine, and go to visit them every weekend, and a couple of times during the week if I have time. They're getting rather old now, so at the weekend, I will visit the supermarket for them to get them some food, and then take it back to their house and unpack it all in the kitchen for them. Then I will make a meal for us all and we will chat while the meal is cooking and while we eat it. I wish I could see them more often, and I also wish that we had the space in our house for them to live, but we don't, so I guess I'll just have to make do with the way things are at the moment!
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• Philippines
23 Jan 09
I'm very close to my grandparents both side..Am fortunate coz had a time with my grandparents playing when I was a kid.. I= still could remember my memories with my grandpa in my fatherside, he past away when I was 3years old..My grandpa in my mother side past away 8years ago as well as my grandma in my fatherside past away 3 years ago.My grandma in my mother still alive.. All of them have a good memories that I will always remember.
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• India
23 Jan 09
this words are very much true. As long as my grandma is alive i enjoyed the life by holding her fingers tightly, and slept with lots of colourful stories. Oh.... wonderful days! they are!
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@Lindery (853)
• Latvia
23 Jan 09
All of my grandparents are passed away, unfortunately. But when I was a kid I was very attached to my grandparents from my dad's side. My grandfather was a German teacher, he was meant to be a teacher, everyone respected him, stopped in a street when met him and talked for hours. As I was a kid I remember long walks to shops because every 2nd person stopped and had a chat with my stately grandfather. I respected him very much. I regret we never talked about his childhood, I still don't know what happened with his father, he never got mentioned. I believe it was a war lost or other pity thing my grandfather never wanted to talk about. My grandmother, wife of great grandfather was a real grandmah! She snuggled, cooked meat pies, cakes, made Sunday's feel great, she knitted and were really patient, never raised her voice. She was silent and calm, and she loved us all. Her name was the same as mine - Linda, I am proud to have her name! Good bless their souls!