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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up next door to one set. My other set - grandfather died before I was born and grandma had a life-altering stroke when I was 3, and she only knew who I was on good days, otherwise she thought I was my 10 year older cousin.

The ones next door - just, the best grandparents you could ask for. I love my parents, but when I got home for college breaks or as an adult, I was more likely to stop in to see them before going home. My grandmother passed when I was 33, 5 years ago, and I’m still pretty broken up about it. Going home isn’t the same, I can’t believe they don’t live next door anymore. Someone else is in their house, my favorite red chair isn’t there anymore, no more homemade cornbread. It’s just weird and sad. What did they do? They were just a constant presence in my life, my own personal cheerleaders. My grandma taught me to cook, knit, did all sorts of projects and crafts, wrote me weekly from the day I left home until the week before she died. Grandfather taught me to fish, would spend endless hours when I was a kid just sitting there and letting me “fix” his hair while telling me stories of growing up in NYC, being in the army, trying to make it as a pro ball player. They were both at every school event, every sports game, concert, recital, etc. I feel lucky to have had them for as long as I did. [/quote]

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