Posted on 08/13/2008 7:20:15 PM PDT by airedale
On the news today I heard that Obama spent an hour alone with his grandmother at her place while the family was elsewhere. I know how much time my child spent with her grandparents who lived half way across the country when she was growing up (a lot. She spent summers with them for many years so she'd know them). The story got me wondering just how much time his kids have spent with his grandmother over the past years and of course by the end of this vacation. If they haven't spent much time with her you have to wonder why and her living in Hawaii at their income level isn't a good answer.
Well, they are half way there with dad.
“I’m glad that at least my two sons had the benefit of knowing their grandparents before they passed.”
I know what you mean. Besides a parent’s love, there is no love greater than that of a grandparent for a child. My parents were both the youngest of many children and by the time I came along I only had one grandmother left. She lived far away but I got to see her occasionally and I miss that too.
Agreed.
That is awesome.
FWIW - I found out a few months ago that my great grandfather may have fought in the Civil War. He was born in 1836...he was 50 when he had my grandfather, who was 37 when he had my Dad, who was 35 when he had me. My daughter was born when I was 40, so I’m continuing the old age reproduction strategy! But it was a bit odd to realize only 4 generations cover from 1836 until the present...
Also - my adopted kids (they are older) visited my Mom regularly any time they came to town - usually within a day, and at their own asking. My youngest daughter saw her 3-4 times a week. She died last fall at 85. She had dementia, but she was happy when her grandkids were there - even if she didn’t remember their visit the next day. I have no respect for someone who wouldn’t take his kids to see the woman who raised him and sacrificed to give him the opportunities he has had.
Time?
Only enough time for her to try to crawl from under the bus,
With the real birth certificate clutched in her bloody hands;
While Obamarama sees her possible freedom, and begins to back up the bus!
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
That was my thought as well. The world is going to hell in a hand basket and we're talking about Barry's grandma. jeez, folks.
That said, I thought Don’t try to inject traditional family values on a democrap was pretty funny.
Interesting family history very similar to mine. In every instance for about 5 generations, I am descended from the youngest child. It really stretches things out.
Shows us how sick Michelle and Barack really are.
Yeah, I'm afraid something like this could happen. They seem to be sweet kids -- but anyone who would've spent their entire lives spending Sundays listening to 'hate whitey' 'sermons' is going to have some of that disease rub off on them. Hopefully no irreparable damage...
She’s probably too busy clinging to her guns and religion to have much time for grand younguns.
I know. That’s why our daughter spent so much time with both sets of grandparents. She got to see them on good days and bad and got to know them as people not just someone special that blew in from out of town spoiled her and then disappeared. She’s deeply connected to both sets of grandparents. The stories and lessons they taught her are very important to her and to her character.
Yes she may be ill and who knows about dementia. There has never been a report about that. If my mother had dementia (she’s 93)I’d still want my daughter to see her and spend time with her unless she was very violent (physically or verbally because of the dementia). If she were just ill then I’d certainly want the kids to see her and I know my daughter would have wanted to see her grandmother. I also know my mother would want to see her granddaughter. When my grandmother was dying she held on long enough for us to get to Michigan from California so she could see her great granddaughter one more time. It was very special for both of them.
The question is do they have a relationship? I don’t know if they have a relationship with Michelle’s parents either. The same question applies. If they do what kind and if they don’t why not?
“She’s deeply connected to both sets of grandparents. The stories and lessons they taught her are very important to her and to her character.”
That is wonderful. They learn so much from the life experience of the grandparents and to learn it with so much love attached is a gift beyond compare.
My mother lived with me until she died last year at the ripe old age of 93½. My grandkids live down from the block from me and were at my house almost daily. I delighted in watching the interaction between them and it was beneficial to all.
Enough to know she is a typical white person........
According to AP she has osteoporosis which prevents her from traveling that however doesn’t affect her ability to deal with well behaved loving great grandchildren.
I do need to make a correction the AP says he spent 2 hours with his grandmother.
And based on Obama's poor speech patterns, I figure the poor old lady probably fell asleep shortly after he arrived.
Nice post. Grandmother might not be up to spending a lot of time with the girls.
LOL. Now that's funny!
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