how do you care for your grandparents?
By jingbautista
@jingbautista (2456)
Philippines
May 8, 2009 7:29am CST
my grandmother is already 81.. and yah, we all have problems with her short memory. and then, she would accuse us of getting her things from her home. and she would really insist it that we get it.. then, all of her topics about life is always the same from the other year. all of it are the same.. sometimes, i get irritated. sometimes, i get annoyed. that is why. everytime i would go to her home, i am praying for patience, a lot of it.. hehe.. and then, listen attentively to her like i had never heard her before speaking the same topic to me.. hmmm. and then, hugged her and kissed her. then tears would flow from her eyess.. well, she is really my grandmother.. how about you?
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@bren_yrra (354)
• Philippines
8 May 09
My grandparents passed away few years ago.When they were still living, I do have close relationship with them.If there's opportunity,I do help them on household chores.Listening and obeying to what they say is usually what I do.At times, I make them feel important and respected.I did love my grandparents and I'm grateful for the many things I've learned from them. Giving them a hug and smile had been some of my ways of showing my love to them.
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
8 May 09
Both of my grandfathers had passed away years ago. I have three grandmother, two from my mother's side (my late grandfather married more than once) I am not in close relationship with my step grandmothers (both of them are my step grandmothers) but I do visit them from time to time. My grandmother from my father side is 80 years old. She already start suffering from memory loss and can't really remember me well. She doesn't even recognize my younger brother and thought he's my son. We require lots of patient with her as she do something unpredictable sometimes. She can suddenly pour the water she's drinking to the floor. It's like the saying, "treat the elders just like you want your children to treat you in the future"
