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LJ Idol: Topic 2 - Uphill, Both Ways, Barefoot

Oct 27, 2009 02:12

She died when I was 3-years-old ( Read more... )

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pixiebelle October 27 2009, 17:15:13 UTC

I really enjoyed your entry. My grandpa treated me like I was his world as a child and this made me think of him. Thank you for sharing.

scapegoat October 27 2009, 23:32:23 UTC

Aww, I'm glad! And thank you for reading. :)

sherriola October 27 2009, 18:35:13 UTC

I love your Grandpa! What a special person he seems to be and what a special relationship you have with him. Thank you for sharing this.

scapegoat October 27 2009, 23:33:36 UTC

Thank you for reading! He is so special and I love him more than anything in the world.

One of the things I want to do when I'm older is to fly out to Hollywood and get his portrait on my back done by Kat Von D.

This is the picture I want:

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onda_bianca October 28 2009, 04:21:00 UTC

That would look amazing!

solstice_singer October 27 2009, 20:36:23 UTC

I was blessed to have both sets of grandparents up until my senior year of college. So, I got plenty of those stories.

Your grandpa sounds like a really neat man. I'm glad the two of you have such a good relationship.

scapegoat October 27 2009, 23:34:30 UTC

Thank you! :)

As far as I know, my paternal grandparents are still alive but I never got to know them because my biological father is deadbeat and wanted nothing to do with me. Which really was and is for the better.

shadowwolf13 October 27 2009, 22:00:36 UTC

Wonderfully touching and sweet! Thank you so much for sharing.

scapegoat October 27 2009, 23:34:38 UTC

Thank you for reading! :)

plastrickland23 October 27 2009, 23:38:10 UTC

My kids call their g-parents "Grandma & Pa-Pa" too.
I have the reverse...Huge, huge memories and admiration for my grandmas...deceased grandfathers, so no memories there, and I feel a void from that.
This is a lovely tribute to them though. Nice job.
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scapegoat October 27 2009, 23:39:13 UTC

Aww! I seldom hear people calling their grandfathers Papa. I love to hear it when people do.

Thank you for the compliment and thank you for reading. :)

giftedgothic October 28 2009, 00:05:34 UTC

I called my paternal grandfather Papa. We called my maternal one Grandpa.

It really bothers me sometime that I don't really miss my Papa. I don't really have any fond memories of him, and he kinda scared me. He had colon cancer when I was a kid, and I remember the bi-weekly visits we would make to his house. His bag was never emptied, his house reeked... and as a girl in elementary school, I hated going there. So when he died in 5th grade, I was sad, but not so that I was crying or anything. Still kinda bothers me. I guess I don't miss him because he reminds me of my dad, who I hate, so...

I never met my paternal grandmother, and my Grandpa passed away when I was in first grade. My only memories of him are the ones in the nursing home.

Luckily, I have my Grandma. I don't know what I'd do without her.