That was such a heartwarming story! In my family we had three sets of grandparents, and a set of great-grandparents. In my lifetime, my parents have introduced many grandparents into our lives, that really weren't even related to us but we refer to them as grandma and grandpa, probably because of their age. I have to say that they were a big part of our lives and or the really really loved because they treated us just like their own.
One set of our grandparents were kind of indifferent because they had 32 grandchildren and the other lived out of state. I never felt not loved by the other because we had a relationship with her, but I can tell you that the ones that taught me the most and probably did the most with me we're not even related to me oh, so in some cases it's not the relation but the relationship.
I love that you are so awesome with your grandchildren!
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Thank you so much for your especially kind words. I didn't get a chance to have bona fide relationship with my grandparents. The stories I've heard so far from you Ladies of Hive have just warmed my heart to hear.
And you are correct in one thing. The people who were older who had an impact on my life were the ones not even related to me. That's because back then, the entire community where we lived raised all the neighborhood children.
Thanks for sharing your grandparent experience.
Exactly!!!!