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re: How influential were your grandparents in making you who you are today?
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:22 pm to BayouSizzle
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:22 pm to BayouSizzle
Dad's father died in prison before I was born.
Grandma Stink lived to 70 and I remember always had champagne taste.
Mom's dad was a WW2 pow and tough as nails. Taught me how to play football and all sports. Miss him to this day.
Mom's mom was a bitch and the only reason it's hot in Jesup Georgia is because she's buried there. Didn't learn anything from her.
Grandma Stink lived to 70 and I remember always had champagne taste.
Mom's dad was a WW2 pow and tough as nails. Taught me how to play football and all sports. Miss him to this day.
Mom's mom was a bitch and the only reason it's hot in Jesup Georgia is because she's buried there. Didn't learn anything from her.
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Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:24 pm to BayouSizzle
Very little influence. Didn't know 3 of them. Saw the other one a couple times a year.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:26 pm to BayouSizzle
Very. Especially my dads dad. I miss him all the time. Everytime id go over he want to know about school, work, fixing things, and WWF wrestling. He taped Raw up until the day he died.
It's funny how the older I get, I find myself becoming more and more like he was. He could fix anything. When he passed, we cleaned out his garage and found a ton of broken stuff he would keep for parts. Never know when you might need a spring out of a broken toaster. Made everything himself, hell he build my grandparents house with his own two hands. He would act like a three year old at Christmas time, and it wasn't an act. He'd get so excited opening presents.
I always miss our conversations especially around Christmas.
It's funny how the older I get, I find myself becoming more and more like he was. He could fix anything. When he passed, we cleaned out his garage and found a ton of broken stuff he would keep for parts. Never know when you might need a spring out of a broken toaster. Made everything himself, hell he build my grandparents house with his own two hands. He would act like a three year old at Christmas time, and it wasn't an act. He'd get so excited opening presents.
I always miss our conversations especially around Christmas.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:28 pm to BayouSizzle
Wasn't close with my moms mother, or dads parents. I kicked it with my moms dad, and his folks (great grand parents lived into their 90s). I named one of my sons after my granddad. Found out when I was 30 (after all three had passed) that he adopted my mother when she was a baby. Miss them.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:31 pm to BayouSizzle
very little and i don't mean that to criticize them
one set i only saw once as an adult, and both were very near death (the last time i saw them prior to that was when i was like 4-5)
the other set i saw a few times every year but they had little influence on me. my little nuclear family was kind of separated from the rest of the family by being "city" people and i didn't have any cousins my age so it was just tough to really develop close connections
one set i only saw once as an adult, and both were very near death (the last time i saw them prior to that was when i was like 4-5)
the other set i saw a few times every year but they had little influence on me. my little nuclear family was kind of separated from the rest of the family by being "city" people and i didn't have any cousins my age so it was just tough to really develop close connections
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:32 pm to BayouSizzle
Everyone says I'm just like my grandad who died when I was three. He raised me in the first few years of my life and I was pretty much his everything. I would give anything to have spent my childhood with him.
He made my dad sit on the lake all day fishing and waited to the last second to leave football games as a kid, and in return my dad never felt the need to put me through any of that. Now that I've grown up, I regret it and probably hold it against my dad more than I should.
He made my dad sit on the lake all day fishing and waited to the last second to leave football games as a kid, and in return my dad never felt the need to put me through any of that. Now that I've grown up, I regret it and probably hold it against my dad more than I should.
This post was edited on 1/5/16 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:34 pm to BayouSizzle
I was enormously blessed with my grandparents. They were there for me anytime I needed anything. I don't mean monetarily, even though they were there for that to a degree, which I appreciate. When my parents worked, I was with one set every day after school and all day during the summer. It's quite amazing when I think about how much they did for me and how much they taught me. I lost my last grandparent right before Christmas. I know it's mushy and cheesy, but I truly don't think life will ever quite be the same.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:36 pm to BayouSizzle
Both of my grandmothers were strong white women of color. So they had a big part in raising me.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:38 pm to BayouSizzle
Highly influential, more so than my parents in areas of interest.
My Grandpaw loved technology, ponies and betting. He exposed me to computers before my friends even saw a computer in real life. Love for sports and understanding of lines came from him. The best memories in my life come from us betting on random weekday college games, eating supper and enjoying talking about sports.
He gave me a working knowledge of tech and what it can do for your everyday life, got me into conspiracies and gave me that love for sports.
My Grandpaw loved technology, ponies and betting. He exposed me to computers before my friends even saw a computer in real life. Love for sports and understanding of lines came from him. The best memories in my life come from us betting on random weekday college games, eating supper and enjoying talking about sports.
He gave me a working knowledge of tech and what it can do for your everyday life, got me into conspiracies and gave me that love for sports.
This post was edited on 1/5/16 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:57 pm to BayouSizzle
My dads father was and still is crabby and crazy as hell. Growing up all he did was bitch about kids in my generation, how big of pansies we were, how we were running this country into the shitter, and complain about liberal politicians. I used to think he was nuts until I got older. Turns out the old man was dead on and I find myself turning into him lol
This post was edited on 1/5/16 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:58 pm to LSU Coyote
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got me into conspiracies
See Granddad knew where it was at!
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:59 pm to BayouSizzle
I'm not sure how influential they were but I know they were a huge part of my life growing up so I'm sure there is some.
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