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Childrens thoughts on Grandparents
WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT?
(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)
Grandparents are a ! lady and a man who have no little children
of her own. They like other people's.
A grandfather is a man grandmother.
Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we
come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they
drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.
When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like
pretty leaves and caterpillars.
They show us and talk to us about the color of the flowers and
also why we shouldn't stepon "cracks."
They don't say, "Hurry up."
Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your
shoes.
They wear glasses and funny underwear.
They can take their teeth and gums out.
Grandparents don't have to be smart. They have to answer questions like, "why isn't God
married?" and "How come dogs chase cats?"
When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask
for the same story ove again.
Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't
have television, because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.
They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say
prayers with us everytime, and kiss us even when we've acted bad.
A 6 YEAR OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA LIVED. ''OH,'' HE SAID,
''SHE LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN
WHEN
WE'RE DONE HAVING HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.''
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3/12/2006, 6:12 pm
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Re: Childrens thoughts on Grandparents
How true, how true, .
I remember having some of these same ideas while I was a toddler, and I've seen signs that my own grandkids have the same ideas about my wife and me. How could, or why should it be otherwise from a child's viewpoint, if the grandparents are normal? 
Aaron
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3/13/2006, 9:08 am
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