Being a great granddaughter
By Amanda198785
@Amanda198785 (45)
United States
January 20, 2009 2:20pm CST
I am 22 years old and my grandparents raised me since I was 3 days old, they also raised my sister. They really tried to give us everything that we wanted while growing up, which to this day i believe was the wrong thing to do because we are a bunch of spoiled brats! I moved out when I was 16 and got my own place with my now husband and we depended on them alot to help pay our bills, mt granmother health is not the greatest now days she has MS and i try to help her out as much as I can because my mother and aunt don't even come and see her. I recently purchased a home 3 houses down so that way I could be close to her if she needs anything, i do all of her shopping and cleaning, cooking you get the picture but I still to this day need there financial help once in awhile and she believes that the only reason I help her out is so she will pay for things for me, how do I make her realize that I don't do all these things for the money and that I do it because I love her and really am trying to be a great granddaughter?
2 responses
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
27 Jun 09
People, especially disabled people (I say this because I am one) are suspicious of people who are trying to help them. We are trained to think often by experience (sadly enough) that people don't do things for us just because. I think first of all, you shouldn't ask your grandma for money when your helping her. Unless it's an emergency wait for another time! Second, be clear to your grandma that her suspicions are hurtful to you. That might inspire her to change her mind. Good luck!
@kezabelle (2974)
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20 Jan 09
Dont take the money its really quite simple, work some extra hours even in the evening will help so you can still be around to help her, really i dont see how else you can show her.
