Grandparent

My grandparents were originally from New Mexico, my grandpa Marcelino was born in a small town called Mora and my grandma Mary was born in an even smaller town called Anton Chico. I am not sure when my grandparents moved to Pueblo, but I do know that they lived in a small house on Elm Street in Bessemer as my grandpa worked as a steelworker for CF&I. In 1962, my grandparents purchased nine acres of land out in the county on Ford Road, where…

The big fifty! My grandparents have been married for fifty years, and we were celebrating their anniversary. Family and friends from all over came to help celebrate this special day. Even my cousins from Louisiana were there. I saw the broad smiles on the faces of my family. I knew it was going to be a good weekend. The large room that the reception was in was located at my grandparent’s church in Omaha. The Saturday morning of the reception, we all scrambled to set up round tables covered…

explanation of what the child/young person thinks about their situation and how things could be different) Jake appears to have inconsistent routines whilst staying at his grandparents’ home and at his actual home with his parents. Jake has told me that his grandad gives him a dummy, which Jake uses when he says with his grandparents. However, Jake does not have or use a dummy when he stays with his parents. Jake’ s thoughts on this matter seem to be disregarded as Jake has informed me that…

If your preschool aged child has just lost one of their grandparents, it is up to you to explain to your child what has happened. Here are three ways you can help your preschool-aged child understand the death of their grandparent. Explain What Happened In Literal Terms The first thing you need to do is sit your child down and explain to them what happened in literal time. At this point in your child’s life, they see things as they are. Their worldview is extremely literal. Elaborate metaphors…

that November evening in 2006, even though I was only eight years old. It was the night my parents and I visited my maternal family at Aunt Janet and Uncle Geary’s home in New Cumberland, West Virginia. Besides myself and my parents, my maternal grandparents and some cousins were there. We enjoyed a meal that was prepared by Aunt Janet then we sat and watched television. It all seemed to be an enjoyable time, being able to see them, some of which I had not been able to see often. Although I did…

relatives on his dad side came to the United States, but it was around the 1870’s for my one great- great-grandpa, John Gerads was born in Minnesota in 1874. As for my grandpas moms side they came in the 1900s and moved to Minnesota. Both of my grandparents said that their distant relatives came to the United States for better opportunities. My grandma talked about on her grandma’s side they came from Czechoslovakia. When her aunt went there to meet some old relatives that the government is…

During my last meeting with my partner we discussed kinship terms and created our family trees. My partner lived her entire life in Saudi Arabia only spoke Arabic before she came to the United States six months ago. Asking questions about the kinship terms that she uses revealed both similarities and differences about how our families are set up. This discussion showed that the ways that our families are structured are very different. We discussed the terms that my partner uses to with regards…

got up around me and were scavenging for their belongings. My parents got up and signaled me that we could get off now. The feel of excitement hit my body. My grandparents would be waiting for me inside the airport. As we go off the airplane and headed for the entrance of Sarajevo International Airport; I felt scared about seeing my grandparents…

After browsing I noticed that Rockwell is very creative and talented. I also noticed not only does he put things into perspective, he also paints pictures very neat in detail. My grandparents played an important role in my life. Therefore, I was drawn to the two paintings of Norman Rockwell that dealt with grandparents: “Gramps and Me,” and “Grandpa and Me fishing.” I chose the two paintings…

Tommy was not your ordinary child. Tommy went to live with his grandparents after his parents had tragically died when he was a young boy. Although Tommy enjoyed living with his grandparents, he usually kept to himself, but the grandparents were constantly there to support him. Tommy’s sorrow of his parents ' death made him to want to escape reality. One day while playing in his grandparents’ attic Tommy looked behind a big, thick, wool curtain and found a hidden door. What looked like a simple…