re: What Do You Remember About Your Grandma?

My grandma was born in 1892 and died in 1989. She was born on a spit of land near the Gulf of Mexico and she was still a child when that land disappeared after many storms.

What I remember the most is how loving she was to me and my two sisters and that old Cajun lady could cook. Everything she made was so damn good. I also remember many of her old home remedies and procedures she used on us when hurt or sick as a kid.

I hated how she was at the end for several years as her mind went away and she lingered in a fog of dementia. I think she could see it coming before it really grabbed her and she would often say "I just wish the Good Lord would take me".

She used to teach me how to play cards even tho my mom told her not to. She used to buy us something from McKenzies when we took her grocery shopping at Shwegmans back in the day. I loved that she cursed all the time. I laughed everytime she said shite. I miss that lady, alot.

Mom’s mom- an absolute angel . She dropped out of school in 7th or 8th grade to pick cotton all day to help feed her siblings . Lived a tough life with an abusive arsehole ( my grandad ) . She loved me unconditionally . She didn’t have much but left me her old Buick car and $6000.

I held her hand as she left this world after a massive heart attack in 2004 and I was a teenager. It had a profound impact on and I don’t get close to many people because of it

My dad’s mom- they’re very boring people and she’s a worry wart for no reason other than she has all the time and no real stress . Have money but choose to sit on it forever I guess and don’t ever help anyone in the family out. For Christmas we got a box of Hersey chocolates. I just laugh. My poor grandma at least gave us a 20.. the rich one doesn’t give us shite .

Paternal grandmother passed in 2003. Loved giving hugs. Took me to Woolworths and K&B as a kid a lot.

Always had my favorite soft batch cookies for every night when I stayed there. Spoiled me with Easter baskets and Christmas presents (I was youngest of only 3 grandkids).

Many great memories of childhood and into young adulthood.

Dad's mom helped my mother sew an entire wardrobe for me before I started to school. She was a good cook. I inherited her recipe book
Mom's mom loved crossword puzzles and took care of her mother who was an invalid. She knew how to square dance and made a Mississippi mud cake that was delicious.

My paternal granny kept a china berry switch in every room of her house. And she would sure use them. My maternal granny never whipped or spanked any of us. She flat out refused to do that.

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The older she got the less of a filter she had

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man is that true. God bless my grand ma, she was a sweet lady and sharp until the dementia set in. When it did though....boy did she say some shite.

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Drinking butter milk

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I guess it’s an acquired taste to drink buttermilk, but there is no doubt that it makes all sorts of thinks better. Biscuits, pancakes, cakes, muffins, and on and on.

My Mamaw - Loved me more than anyone in the world. I spent many nights at her house. My grandfather died in the early 60s when I was a toddler. She suddenly became a business owner. She also insisted that her name be on all documents because he came home one day in the late 40s and told her he sold the house and they were building a new one. She went to college in the roaring 20s. She was a flapper and was gorgeous then. She was an artist and painted and did many different arts and crafts. Taught me how to crochet and all about so many plants and flowers. She carried newspaper and shover in her car so she could stop on the side of the road and dig up plants. Nobody would say she was a sweet old lady with a heart of gold. She was tough and ballsy as she needed to be since she ran a business and took care of everything by herself in the 60s. I miss her so much! She's been gone for 35 years and was almost 80. Never sick. Lived at home and mowed her grass till she died. Very much the lady from town with all the southern manners and proprieties. I learned all these from her.

My step Mamaw - A real country farm lady. She could grow anything in the garden, wring a chicken's neck, raise biddies, handle killing a hog, etc. She didn't live in a house with indoor plumbling till the mid 60s. Very sweet and could work circles around anyone I ever knew. She's been gone about 15 years. She grew up in the country dirt poor. She was exactly what you'd describe as "salt of the earth." Took care of everyone and never complained about anything.

Grandma V - Lived till she was 96 and still knew what was going on. Remarried when she was in her 80s!!! She had tons of friends and most of them were younger as she was so young at heart. She also was a working woman. She was a nurse and worked at our local clinic for many years. She grew up on a big farm. She was fun and loved to play every kind of game under the sun.

I'm so very proud that 2 of them had college educations as it was so rare for women to be very educated then.

I wonder what my 2.5 year old grandson will remember about me some day!

My kids remember their grandparents for taking them fishing, swimming, on vacation, farm life, riding horses, etc. 3 of their grandparents are still alive and in their 80s!