Grand parents...

[ummmm]

How many of you still have their grand parents alive?

[carrust]

My fathers parents were long gone before I was born. My mother was an illegitimate child of the 1st world war. When her mother met another bloke he kicked all her kids out, my mother never forgot this & never spoke to her mother again. To answer the question, I've never met any of my grand parents, although my grand mother was alive in the 70's.

[pips1]

I did know all 4 of mine but sadly they are long gone now, it was nice as a child though to have them in my life.

[craft1948]

My father's mother died when he was 9 and his father when I was 8..........I never met him as he lived in the Shetlands.
My mum's father died when I was 42 and her mother (my nan) when I was 49...........my nan virtually brought me up.

[Kiki-frog]

No, I wish I did. I only ever met one grandparent, and she lived in France and died when I was 18, so I only saw her a few times.

[pastafreak]

No-and I never really knew them.
My mums mother died when I was 7-all I remember was an ancient Italian woman dressed all in black,who did not speak English. My maternal grandfather died before I was born-as did my father's father. My dads mum died when I was about 15-she was well into her 90's,but I'd never met her.

I really miss not having had grandparents-but had no idea so many others never knew theirs.

[LoftyLottie]

Neither parents or Woofgang, but not really surprising about grandparents, as I am 65 this year. Lost my lovely dad when I was 33 :o( and Mum when I was 62.

[LoftyLottie]

I wish my son had had grandfathers. He had both grandmothers until he was 10 and one until he was 27, but no grandads. I would have loved my Dad to have had time with his grandson.

[LoftyLottie]

I never knew one of my grandfathers, well I can't remember him. He died when I was two. All three other grandparents lived well into their 80s/90s. I loved my maternal grandparents dearly and spent loads of time with them, living with them for some time when I was a bab/toddler and my mother was ill.

[barb1314]

I was very lucky to have 3 grandparents and 2 great great grandparents until I was about 18. Sadly I lost them all within a few short months.I now only have my step grandma. My husband is 52 and still has his grandma who brought him up until the age of 12. She is now 96

[sherrardk]

When I was born I had a great, great gran, a great gran and great grandad (who were married to each other) and two sets of grandparents. They have all gone now and I just have a step gran and step dad left (don't know if my biological father is dead or not).

[vodkancoke]

I'm 34 and I have my 2 grans left. My Mum's dad died before I was born, he was only 55 and my dad's dad died about 15 years ago.

My mum's mum is 80 and spends 8 months in her home in Italy and she stays here for 4 months over Christmas. She goes back next week.
My dad's mum is 76 and has a wicked sense of humour and lives in Southampton. I see her about 4 times a year.

[NoMercy]

Both my nans are still alive. My grandfathers died in 1993 and 2006 respectively.

[boxtops]

Mine was 80 when I was 8, so not much chance now...

[annie0000]

I haven't had any since I was about 12. My kids have only had one left since they were 4 and 3.

[maggiebee]

Sadly no parents or grandparents. Grandparents all gone before I was born.

[karenmac60]

I had all 4 till I was 22, and my great granny died when I was nearly 30 and she was 99. I still have my dad's mum who is 86 and going strong. She's still a baby though, since it was her mum who died at 99 and her mum in turn lived to 106!

[ELVIS68]

Not me although a photo I recently discovered of my grandparents with Harold Wilson at a dinner party at 10 Downing Street in the 70s has pride of place on my dining room wall