mine was my nan...i used to love going to see her when i was a kid because she used to help us make cakes and pies and her cooking was excellent, she used to take us on outings and walks on the beach...she had enough energy for the 3 of us put together and she was so much fun, always happy and smiling, and she had so much patience (more than my parents did)...she used to tell us silly jokes and tuck us in at night with an i love you and a big kiss, even though she raised 7 kids on her own, she still had time for us, my grandad died when she was in her late 30's...unfortunately she passed away 4 years ago at the ripe old age of 89, i really miss her....do you have a fave relative and what was so special about him/her
2007-09-20 06:50:59 · 68 answers · asked by Dazzlebox 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
at her funeral the priest asked me what my greatest gift in life was...i said it was my nan, because without her there wouldn't be a me and without me there would not be my children, i also have 2 grandsons myself, i'm only 44 so i just hope that my grandkids love me as much as i loved my nan....i spend alot of my time with them, and i too take them to the beach where my nan used to take us, and i tell them stories about her...oooh the memories...i still miss her to this day, but right now i am just reminiscing, i don't feel sad, i feel happy because i have such good memories about my childhood with my nan....
2007-09-20 07:16:03 · update #1
yeah my nan raised me for the best part of my life too Whipass...if i could have her back for just 10 minutes i would give anything in this world for that to happen...i too had a tear in my eye reading your answer too, along with writing about my nan...she was the salt of the earth...mum didn't care and still doesn't, dad, well i had a choice out of quite a few till i met my real dad....i am thinking about all the happy times i had with my nan but it still puts a lump in my throat...sorry for making you cry....(hugs)...xx...my thumbs icon isn't working again so i cannot give you the thumbs up....bummer....
2007-09-20 10:35:34 · update #2
My grandad, I lived with my grandparents and I spent every waking minute that I could with my grandad, he never ever complained and he used to let me away with murder! lol
Nothing was ever too much trouble for him, I swear he must have spent weeks just sitting in the park watching me play!
Oh well, till we meet again!
My gran as well, she raised me my entire life and was always there for me, she was the one I called mum and she was the one who looked after me! My own mum done a bunk when I was 2 and my dad was in and out whenevr he felt a bit guilty (approx every 2/3 yrs), if it wasn't for my grandparents I would have grown up in care, and I miss them both soooooo much every day!
Yknow what Tatty I would gladly swap a whole bunch of relatives forever just to get these two back for 10 minutes!
You and this bloody question, you've got me crying now! lol
2007-09-20 09:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was my grandma on my mothers side!!!She was so nice and loved to joke around.She had 11 kids of her own.....3 which passed away while she was still living!!
She had lukemia, but yet she never complained!!
She would always cook a big meal every Sunday wether or not she was expecting company!She got around really good.
She used to let me cut her hair when she needed it!She didn't never have alot of money, but she would make sure that she always gave the grand kids and her kids something, even if it only cost 1 dollar!
She was 66 when she passed away.I miss her so much!
I think about her alot.This September made 8 years since she passed!
She was so couragous!!!She never complained, but her back started hurting her a little one Sunday, and we convinced her to go to the Dr.
Finally she went!
She went to the Dr. on Sunday and she died the Wednesday after that.
Sunday before she went to the Dr., she had already cooked her meal for the day and everything!
The week before she died, the Doctors had told her that the following week she was to come in and start taking the kind of kimo that would make her sick and cause her hair to come out!In a way I am glad that she didn't have to go through that, but I miss her sooooo much!!!!
You know.....sometimes I will still cry when I think about her.I know it has been 8 years, but I can remember her just like it was yesterday.Sometimes I even have dreams about her, and it will be like nothing has ever happened and we are back at her old house cooking and talking and joking around!!I could tell you so much more about her, but I think I have wrote enough already!
But yes, I know how you feel.
2007-09-20 07:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
hi, your question bought tears to my eyes!
I can truthfully say that my fav relative was my Nana too!, im on about my mums mum.
From when can first remember she was the mystical exciting and spiritual person i have ever met.
She often took me, my bro never went as he was more of a mummys boy,too skeg, we always stayed in a caravan and she would make some what she calle d caravan din dins.
When ever i was poorly when little up to age of 15 i always went to stay with her,yet her little council house was always a tip, she still had 1 of my mums sisters at home as she was disabled, my aunt that is, she only 4yrs older than me, we used to listen to david cassidy, the osmonds,lol and she always went down the pub on her own about 9 and she would give us some money to get some chips when the chip van came round, those were the days.
Any way she bought up 6 kids and survived longer than my mum, who died in 1994 aged 54yrs, and her son,aged 52 who commited suicide, sorry! she finally had to leave her house, she had lived there for 49 yrs ,my grand dad, her hubby died when i was 2 so i dont remember him,she never remarried,but had alot of admirers, she was ill, with chronic bowel probs, and also very bad lung trouble as she had always smoked,at 86 she went with a big fight as she didnt want too go,into a salvation nursing home, and that did it, she died ten mths later and i miss her loads,sos i put so much , it just triggered
2007-09-20 08:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by nottmlayla 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mum, shes still here at 59 but has a brain disease called "picks" we haven't heard her speak for 8 years now, she is like a child. I miss her sooooooooooooo much she was so funny and caring and gave her life to raise 6 kids then just as the youngest turned 10 she got ill. I am lucky I have memories of her talking, laughing singing, dancing and my brother only has just a couple of faint memories :(
2007-09-20 07:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love all my family those passed and those still here - my gran lived with us - my mum, dad, brother and myself & my gran was there when my brother & i got home from school, she took me everywhere with her on the bus to visit her friends - she took me to my piano lessons every week -she died 33yrs ago & i still miss her. I also miss my dad very much - he died 20 yrs ago - he took my brother & myself to piano lessons later on & taught us to swim and when we were in the car he would drive along the road really fast & we thought this was great & my mum would shouting at him to slow down lol - well it was in the 50's & 60's & road traffic was a lot less than today - and my grandad (my dad's dad) he liked a little whiskey or two - & he used to do daft things to make my brother & myself laugh - we'd be in the car & he'd say " duck there's a bridge up ahead" - & "lift your feet there's a puddle" oh the good old days eh! ..... *jings* tatty you'll be able to write a book with all your answers...
2007-09-20 12:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by ;) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All those who have answered with their grandparents are lucky to have known them as I didn't know mine. I just about remember my Mum's mum but she lived far away and I probably only saw her twice in my lifetime. My mum's Dad died when she was 12 so I didn't know him either and I didn't know my dad's parents. As to my favourite relative how do you choose between your parents? I lost both mine and my sister all within 2.5 years of each other. I do miss my lovely dad though - had a lovely last few years with him reminiscing about the family I didn't know.
2007-09-20 22:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Was"? My mother's mother, aka "grammer." She was 68 when I was born, Catholic, very conservative, full of energy, a little old scrapper, and taught me how to read and appreciate Shakespeare, art, etc. Lived to be 90 1/2, and did well until about 2 years before she died. Unlike me, she could eat anything and not put on weight. Like me she was an omnivorous reader and writer, and loved classical music and cats. She was a survivor, and a tough old gal.
2007-09-20 07:01:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An uncle - unfortuneatly he died of lung cancer when I was young and I never forgot it.When one of my boys was caught smoking at school I caned him - and I would have done anything to stop them smoking - I told them all why too and none of them smoke today.
Sorry - I still miss that uncle - he was very special to me ...
Edit - sorry I took a break to recover and then read all of the other answers and broke down again - maybe back later when I've re-recovered - great question - great answers!
2007-09-20 12:42:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mother
2007-09-20 06:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Info_Please 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My Brother: Cornell
We were 16 months apart,and although he was the oldest, I was the tallest,and the biggest. Cornell was small,but strong. He was the smallest person on the high school wrestling team,but it was very hard for his opponents to "pin" him,because he was quick.
I remember he use to love the actors: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson,and James Cagney. He never missed their movies,when they were on TV.
When we became adults,he was always the first of my family to come to my house on holidays. I always had a pot of hot coffee ready for him,because he always wanted a cup (or two),before dinnertime.
In 1995, he moved to Elkhart,IN. and the following year,the hospital out there called us. They said he had a Brain Tumor,and death would come soon. My family and I went to see him,and he was in good spirits,knowing that he would be seeing his savior soon.
2 days later,on November 1,1996,my brother passes away.
(R.I.P. my dear brother)
I miss him so much!
2007-09-20 07:19:31 · answer #10 · answered by Squeakers 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋