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Gunthar
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 | | 03/10/2006 1:56 PM |
| I sometimes seem to forget how good I have it, for lack of a better phrase. I'm 37 and have 3 of 4 grandparents left, losing my paternal grandmother to leukemia a couple years ago. We're planning my grandfather's 90th next month. I have a 5 generation picture with my son and great-grandmother, and he has known 5 and still has 4 great-grandparents. I'm also 3 months and 9 days from being the youngest grandchild on my father's side.
Many of the people I know tell me this is really odd as many people in their 30s - or younger - have known few, if any, grandparents. I was just wondering if my social circle is of shorter-lived stock, or is this really an odd situation? | |
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Ghendar
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| | 03/10/2006 2:01 PM |
| | That's very fortunate Gunthar. I only have my maternal grandmother left. However, several of her siblings are also still alive so it's like I have (kinda) many grandparents. [:D] | |
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nyjastul69
Commander
2710 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 03/10/2006 2:04 PM |
| | My paternal grandfather died before I was born. The other three have all died within the past 10 years or so. I knew those three pretty well. You are pretty lucky. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 2:27 PM |
| You are very lucky. My maternal grandparents died when my mum was just a child, and my paternal grandfather died many, many years before I was born and my peternal grandmother - who looked exactly like a witch from a fairy tale (very scary for a wee sprog) - died when I was around 10.
I missed out on a lot of spoiling! [:(] | |
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jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 4:22 PM |
| | The differences between myself and my wife are similar to you and your friends. I just lost my first granparent this year, while i don't think my wife knew any of hers ... | | | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 4:32 PM |
| Glad for you, it is very cool to form memories like that right now [:D]
My Mom's Mother died when my Mom was 3 years old and her Dad when I was 9 months old.
My Dad's Mom must be dead by now but who knows, my Dad is 71, we lost touch with her about 25 years ago and I only met her like 4 times before that, she gave my Dad to her Father to raise; My Dad's bastard of a father never met my siblings 43 years ago and doesn't even know I am alive, he left my Dad and my Grandmother when my Father was born barely keeping any contact with him.
I am blessed that both my Parents and my wife's are alive and they both ADORE my son and their other grandkids but more my son since he is the last one [:D] | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 4:51 PM |
| You are indeed a lucky soul, Gunthar.
When I was young, I had both sets of Grandparents and THREE Great-Grandmothers. By the time I was 10, I had 1 Great-Grandmother, my paternal Grandparents and my maternal Grandmother left.
Unfortunately, only my paternal Grandmother is currently alive. | |
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devasque
Sergeant
874 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 5:50 PM |
| Not so fortunate on my side of the family as my last grandparent passed on about 3 years ago. My daughter is the only one of my kids to remember/know him. The other 3 all passed on either before I was born or when I was in my late teens.
My wife's side is more fortunate in that we've gotten a 4 generation picture and her grandmother is still lively and young enough she might still be around later on when/if my daughter or sons have children. A 5 generation shot would be priceless.
From the other posts here I'd say that its a fortunate event. More to do with the shift of people having kids later in their lives rather then say back a generation or two when getting married in your 20s and having kids was norm.
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Underboss
2083 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 6:41 PM |
| | people are living longer thses days so hopefully eventually it will become more common. | |
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 3:03 PM |
| | Both grandfathers died before I was born, and I only have one grandmother left. She's 91, but very healthy. | |
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lurch_E_bean
Underboss
1058 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 10:36 PM |
| | Though I really don't know anything about the other side of the "family," both my grandparents on my mother's side passed away long before I was born, so I've got 0 grandparent experience. | |
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