My Grandmother Essay

Jennie Mae Allen is my grandmother, my mother’s mother. When I go to see my grandparents in North Carolina my grandmother she has a; great spirit, big on her Christian faith and despite her health challenges has amazing grit. My grandparents raised three children my mom being the eldest, my Uncle James and the youngest my Uncle Tony. The oldest, my mom, has three children me being the oldest, my middle sister who is fifteen Mya and my youngest sisters Michaela who is six. My Uncle James has two children, Darrius who is nineteen, and Elijah who is 4. Lastly my Uncle Tony with six kids and one grandkid on the way, Cory 20, Akera 16 (who is having a baby), Ashanti 11, Qumonte 10, Sanya 8 and Ayana 6. That is 11 in total. We all have a great and positive relationship because of my grandmother and my grandfather. When we talk to people we have a smile on our faces that will change the emotion on almost anyone. When someone would come into the house there is so much great hospitality. The family will take your coat, ask of you are hungry or thirsty and treat you like the most special person in the world. You feel like royalty. When I am on the phone with her one of the conversations…

times in Mexico, and then we would all follow her lead through multiple prayers. I would appreciate the way my grandma had a very easygoing presence. She would never minimize difficult times that I would encounter. That easygoing presence she possessed would help to calm me down during difficult times. In addition, I remember that she would gently rub my head with the tips of her fingers, which was another special calming technique that we would all love. I developed a sense of freedom to…

When growing up I knew my grandmothers from both sides of the family because they were still alive. I did not see my grandfather from my parental side because he died before I was born, but I was able to see my grandfather from my maternal side. Also, I felt the tenderness of my grandfather’s love before he passed away when I was aged 4. I can remember whenever he came visiting to my house he brings plenty of candies; he also gave me money to buy more if the once he bought were not enough. I…

The day I received the news of my grandma being diagnosed Alzheimer’s was a emotional day. I didn’t have time to take in what was going on and I felt speechless. The news was thrown at me like it was nothing and after that it was all business. I was told that I would be taking a break working at our family restaurant and spending some time at my grandmother’s along with my cousin. At first I was a little confused because I thought to myself that I always spend my time there with her. But…

My grandmother who resided with us, was like a second mom to me and my siblings, and made it easier to live without my father. However, my grandmother was addicted to alcohol and had a mental health history. My grandmother had two nervous break downs before, and attempted suicide via overdose, which resulted in lung surgery and inpatient hospitalization: prior to my birth. When my mother would work double shifts, I would stay up with my grandma because I was scared for her. Most of the time she…

My grandmother on my father’s side was Italian and Irish. Her mother was Irish and her father was Italian. They met in Boston and had three children, 2 girls (one being my grandmother) and 1 boy. My grandfather on my father’s side was Russian, as were both of his parents. Both families moved to Boston seeking a better life for their children. My grandmother’s family lived in the Irish part of town while my grandfather lived in the Russian area; they met and started dating at their high school.…

it. Here is the start of my growth. With my eyes closed, my hands shaky and my face wet from tears, I started dreaming. The memories playing in my head like a favourite old movie, the sound of her voice calming me like the song I’ll never forget the lyrics to; I remembered her. I opened my eyes, the car had stopped, and I hesitantly got out. The distance from home to the cemetery felt like forever, and I didn’t want it to end. My steps were slow and controlled, leading up to her grave. There I…

My Nana died when I was three years old. I didn’t know her very well. Everyone says things like, “Your grandmother was a wonderful lady.” and “Jenelle was a sweetheart.” They’d say all of this to me and I would try to feel some type of emotion for her but I could never conjure any up. I have exactly three memories about her. I remember her giving me this beautiful baby doll at Christmas. It was black with long black curly hair and she had on this red and white ruffled dress. I am pretty sure I…

Grandmother My maternal grandmother was born in a rural city in China known as Toishan in the Guangdong province. She was from a family of farmers and in order to eat, they had to procure most of their food from their own farm. They would grow their own vegetables and, sometimes, they would eat their livestock. However, it was more common that they sold their livestock for income or use them to assist with manual labor in the farm. The money would then go into buying meat and vegetables, when…

The oldest living relative in my family is my Grandmother Lou on my mother’s side. All of my other grandparents on my mother and father’s side have passed on. I called my Grandma Lou and asked her about my ancestors. She proceeded to tell me about how we have a book that goes way back and traces our ancestors but, sometime admit the chaos of life, it has been misplaced. My Grandma Lou said she would tell me the most she can remember about my ancestors and hopefully that will do. He was french…