Did your parents speak often of them, tell you their history, or not so much? Was there a reason why? Did it take many years before you found out your family history, stories, etc?
I'm the youngest of a large family, and both of my dads parents passed away YEARS before I was born. I'm in my late 20's now, and this last weekend was the first I really learned alot of details about my grandparents and viewed many pictures. My dad was very choked up while we looked through the scrapbook my aunt put together, I think he must have taken it very hard that his parents died so young. Still trying to figure out why they (Mom and Dad) didn't talk more about them while I was growing up, though...
2006-11-21 05:37:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
My grandmother died many years before I was born and it was because of cancer. I think that greatly impacts my life because my dad is always very sad about it since it was his mother and he actually went into depression and has bipolar and I think that may be a reason partly why. My dad is always very sad when he talks about her and my grandfather who remarried sometimes evens starts to cry so I don't really talk about it to them. I think the reasons your parents don't talk about it is probably the same reasons mine don't I am sure it is just to sad for them to think about. My grandmother sounds like she was a wonderful lady and I can understand why. I guess you should just be sensitive about it because going through a families death is a very sad topic and it can make some people very emotional.
~~Hannah~~
2006-11-21 05:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah later known as ANSWERER 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my dad was three years old, he stood at the window and watched his father drive off with another woman.
I have never met that man. My dad had a step-father when he was about 16. He didn't get along with his step father, so he went to go live with his dad. After six months, he moved back with his mom.
I don't know what happened, but all I know is for the bigger half of my life, I thought my step grandpa, was my biological one. My dad never mentioned his realfather untill I was in 9 th grade doing a family tree. That's when i learned all of this. My papa ( step -grandpa) died on October 31, 1991.
The day of the dead.
2006-11-21 05:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both of my grandfather were killed before I was born.
One was killed by a Bear
The other was killed fighting with the United State in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war.
Both my grandma were alive and I live with one of them 1/2 of my life. My dad was an as..s so I would stay with my mom's mom for month or weeks. When she died I hit the street across the United State until I met my wife. Now I reach out to the trouble kids in the community and give them guidance.
2006-11-21 05:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by Taco 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mothers dad died a couple of years before I was born. I did get to know somewhat of who he was through the years, and the stories that were told of him. My grandfather on my dad's side was not my real grandfather, and I didn't learn about that until I was about 16.
2006-11-21 05:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Barbi W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My grandparents were not dead when i was born, but my daughter's grandparent was....my dad died while I was pregnant with my daughter...I talk about him to her all the time she has a picture of him that she carries around, she knows who her pap is and she loves him very much even though she can not see him or talk to him she knows exactly who he is!!!! I think that if a very special person in someone's family dies before children gets to know them I think that it is very important to help that child learn and know who that person was!!!
2006-11-21 05:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by Veronica 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mom's parents died long before I was born. I know absolutely nothing about them. I know they were from Mexico and that's about it. I was googling random stuff one day, and I typed in my mom's name, and it brought up the names of her parents. I'm 40 years old and that's the first time I ever even knew what their names were.
I come from a strange family. No one talks about anything.
2006-11-21 05:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 24 and my Mom's mom passed away 4 days after I was born :( I've been told that she got to hold me. My mom talks about her all the time. My mom's dad has also passed away it will be 3 years the 24th of this month.
2006-11-21 05:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by just me being me 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I only really knew my mom's parents and they both are deceased. My g-mother passed in 2001 and my g-father passed in 2005. They were my world and I miss them dearly. We still sit and reminisce about them everytime we have family gatherings. Now my dad's parents I rarely know. I know his mother and I didn't meet his father until I was like 15.
2006-11-21 05:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by jazzy_jada02 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My two grandfathers died before I was born. My parents don't speak much about them. I know it was tough for both of them, and I know how happy they were with their fathers... I just don't want to bring back bad memories, so I don't say anything about it.
2006-11-21 05:40:22 · answer #9 · answered by misery 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather on my father's side passed away when I was only 3 months old. I never got to know him, but from everything my family told me he was a very,very loving grandpa and that he cherished me and my sisters. I regret never getting to know him.
2006-11-21 05:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Special nobody 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋