Personal Narrative: Living With Grandma And Grandpa Odom

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Once when I was with Robin (my dad) we went over to Mrs. Clark house and he had me to tell her about the tomato plants that were under my bed. Not long after we went to live with Grandma and Grandpa Odom. Grandma and Grandpa lived in a two-story house in the middle of Lyons near Partin Park. Renee and I shared a bedroom upstairs. When I was younger Grandpa, Grandma and other family members would just carry me upstairs. As I grow up this became difficult for my family. I remember Grandpa Odom teaches me how to get up the stairs by myself. He had me sit at the bottom of the step and showed me how to use my arms to push myself up to the next step. I repeated this until I was at the top. The same idea applied for coming down the steps

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