Poll: Your Grandparents

[BeeRye]

So my paternal grandmother, the last of my grandparents, just passed away yesterday and it got me to thinking about grandparents in general. So I thought I'd pose some questions here and see what you all have to say.

My family isn't really tight knit, I don't even see most of my relatives every Christmas (but they all prefer it that way really). My mam was pretty close to all of my grandparents though, so I used to see one set or the other every weekend when I was younger. As I got older I'd see them less and less, until I only saw them a few times a year.



What's your situation with regards to your grandparents? Are they all still alive or have some of them passed on? Are you close to them or do you only rarely see them during the holidays and such? If they've all passed on do you have good stories and memories of them to share?

 

[TwistedEllipses]

...erm...I've got 3 surviving grandparents, but that's not an option...

EDIT: oops. Force of habit. My Dad's mother died when he was 7, so one grandparent is actually a step-grandparent...

 

[sms_117b]

I'm not sure, honestly. My mothers mother is alive, my step-fathers mother is alive, my birth-fathers parents I have no clue about.

I was really close to my mothers father, he acted like my dad and was my role model, and a damned fine on at that, I go to his grave every time I'm home, and used to every year on his birthday.

 

[zombflux]

...erm...I've got 3 surviving grandparents, but that's not an option...

yeah sup with that.

mine are dead.

 

[DanielPowell33]

All 4 of mine are still alive.

Is it just me, or are grandmas the best cooks ever?

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

I have... no idea. My family is very disconnected with each other.

 

[Ultress]

Both my dad's parnets are still alive with my Grandpa being you're typical dirty old man. I see them often enough and they are good people but we're kinda distant like I am with a lot of my family.

 

[BeeRye]

...erm...I've got 3 surviving grandparents, but that's not an option...

EDIT: oops. Force of habit. My Dad's mother died when he was 7, so one grandparent is actually a step-grandparent...

Yeah sorry, I'm tired, should be fixed (I hope, I'm crap with posting really).

I have a step-grandmother alive, however she comes from a marriage when they were both elderly, and she doesn't have any love for our family... Turns out she was some sort of gold-digger, so she'll have to excuse me if I don't count her.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

One, but we're estranged from her so muh. Also, my granddad remarried, so my step-grandma is still alive as well, not sure if that counts.

 

[JRCB]

I've got three surviving Grandparents that are my bloodlines. I think I have ten if you count all of them.

Divorce runs in the family.

 

[hotacidbath]

Both my dad's parents are alive and both my mom's parents are not. My grandpa died right before I was born and my grandma died when I was 12. My other grandma and grandpa are going strong though and are coming up on their 60th wedding anniversary so good for them.

 

[Noamuth]

All 4 of mine are still alive.

Is it just me, or are grandmas the best cooks ever?

Damn straight, they are. XD

My dad's mother is still alive and living with us. She's awesome.

 

[Soluncreed]

All 4 of my grandparents are still alive, but my grandparents on my dad's side are already dead to me. One has alzheimers and the ather is suffering from brain damage due to lack of oxygen to the brain from a heart problem. Both of them are only shells of what they once were.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

I have 3 surviving grandparents. I have two grandmothers, one grand father. My dad's father died before I was born.

But I'm not really connected with my relatives. I'm very close to my paternal's side, as his brother and his three sons use to come up every summer and we use to have late-night LAN parties on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.

*Sigh.* Good times.

 

[LongAndShort]

All my grandparents are still alive thank Christ, and both families have a history of long life. On a freaky note, my two grandads were born on the same day of the same month of the same year. They share a fucking birthday! Coincidence?

 

[Yoshi_egg80]

One left, soon to be none.
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqFAvVuTfLU[/link]

 

[slevin8989]

Got all of them but they live in Mexico so can't see them so often