Are you close to your grandparents?

[KarenMarie]

all of my grandparents are dead.

the only one i ever met was my mom's mom. but she died when i was 12.... 30yrs ago.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Orsorum
I dunno. I'm frustrated, but my granddad isn't really the best conversationalist. Perhaps that's just the way it goes.

Seeing as he's from a few generations back, maybe he doesn't bond with other men thu talking, but more thru doing stuff together. So maybe you could find a way to hang out together, like going fishing or going to a ball game or working in the garden together or whatever it is guys used to do together. He might not be all that comfortable with close, intimate conversation. Seeing as you were raised by your mother, and you are from a younger generation, you are probably much more comfortable with forming close friendships and relationships with other people, whereas he probably doesn't know how to do that (or does it in a different way)..

I've thought about that often, and I agree with you. The difficult thing is that he's in Texas and I'm in Seattle. I am thinking about going down there this August though (after my internship ends and before fall training begins).

how about letter writing? my dad exchanged letters with his brother for like 40 years or more, as they were in separate countries. When they met, on holidays, they never hugged or expressed much emotion, I think that is just the way men were back in those days. But the letters obviously meant something to them, for them to keep it up all those years.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
My pop-pop said so many mean things about me when I was starting my business... so we aren't really that close.

god, I hate it when relatives do that

 

[shimsham]

nope. closest i can get is 6ft. mothers side died before i was born. fathers side my gp died when i was about 8, gm when i was 20.

never met the ones on my biological fathers side, since ive never even met him. been thinking about looking him up lately.

 

[UncleWai]

I'm really close to my grandparents. We lived in the same home until I'm 10 and I moved to the US. I try to go back to see them once every year. I think it's the culture. Because my dad is the oldest son, he had to take care of his parents, therefore we spent a lot of time together. My grandma used to pick me up everyday after elementary school.

 

[erub]

very close to mom's parents, they live next door to my parents..sadly my grandmother has alzhimer's so its getting harder and harder to converse with her, my grandfather is a great guy and has taught me a lot over the years

dad's parents died when i was four in a car accident, so unfortunately i dont remember them

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

I was very close to my grandpa. As a kid I'd protect him from the small nasty things mom would try to pull. They have a history of dislike towards each other. I'm closer to my grandpa than I ever am and ever will be towards my parents.

I miss my grandpa very much