Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 798 times:
Since rollcalls are in vogue here, and since our 9/11 thread has shown how many youthful people we have on this site, I thought we should go to the other extreme and have a rollcall of the grandparents amongst us.
I'd like to honor the more senior of our members here who've gone through the trials and tribulations and joys of raising their own children and have made it through that and are now blessed to be grandparents.
I quite often see posts that show lots of life experience in them and I'm thankful for our more senior members.
And to make it more inclusive, if you are of an age to be a grandparent, feel free to chime in too.
I fall into that category.
My brother is a year older than me and he's now a grandparent, but I never had kids so I'll never be.
I'm glad for him, and I'm glad for me too. I was married when I was of the right age to have kids but things didn't seem right. Now that I'm divorced I'm glad I didn't have kids because me and the ex really didn't agree on how children should be raised, so any kids we would have had would have been pretty messed up.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 768 times:
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6196 posts, RR: 25 Reply 3, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 763 times:
My wife has two children which gave her five grandchildren.
I have two children which gave me five grandchildren.
My son's second wife brought four step-grandchildren into the family.
His third wife also brought four step-grandchildren into the family.
The oldest of them all is 27, the youngest will turn 7 next week.
They are scattered from coast to coast, and we see most only once or twice a year, some only every couple years. The four who live nearby get most of our attention.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 4, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 756 times:
Geezer From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 1470 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 708 times:
Well, as you may or may not have already noticed, I have liked girls all my life ! Cut a pretty wide swath through them in my "hey day" if I may say so ! Didn't "miss much" when "that" was all I had on my mind; thank heavens now that I have grown up "that" isn't all I have on my mind any more.
Haven't taken an "inventory" lately, so let's see, E- 2, C- 2, R-2, D-1 ; Wow........I'm up to seven ! So, 5 that I had, (actually it was the wife who "had" them ), I just "participated"; then 3 of them have 2 each, and 1 has one, ranging from about 12 to 30 ( or somewhere in that vicinity ) The "offspring" are doing well, all went to college, (a few learned more than others) and only two have ever been married, divorced, and remarried. The wife did a "180" in about '98, and I did a right turn, and here I now am. Met my "dream girl" in '03, and now I have 3 more who think of me as...."pop"; only one of which has "produced", so I now have 5 more who think of me as......"grand-pop"; ( an even dozen now )
(plus 2 cats, 3 dogs, and 1 bird, all "depending" on me ! )
Here's something most of you young guys aren't aware of yet...........for me, from age 67 to 78 have been the absolute best. It can be for anyone, but you MUST have a few things..........good health, some $$$ coming in, a good woman, and a bit of luck always helps. I'm in reasonably decent shape with the first three, and possibly a world record with # 4.
After you have already out-lived 75% of your HS class mates, every year is VERY valuable; I'm looking forward to quite a few more; so I tend to lead a fairly "moderate" life style. Some things I "do", and some things I "don't do";
I do; eat as healthy as possible; obey all laws; get plenty of exercise; always tell the truth, treat good people with respect, and am always kind to animals
I don't: exceed the speed limit, smoke, drink alcohol, do drugs, steal, visit porn sites, and most important of all, I NEVER vote for a liberal !
So there you have it folks, Geezer's recipe for a happy and healthy long life.
Charley
Stupidity: Doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result; Albert Einstein
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 6, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 660 times:
Quoting Geezer (Reply 5): Here's something most of you young guys aren't aware of yet...........for me, from age 67 to 78 have been the absolute best. It can be for anyone, but you MUST have a few things..........good health, some $$$ coming in, a good woman, and a bit of luck always helps. I'm in reasonably decent shape with the first three, and possibly a world record with # 4.
Geezer From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 1470 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 655 times:
[quote=Revelation,reply=6]I agree with it all, except for the politics!
Neither did I when I was your age; it's why I voted for Jimmy Carter
Stupidity: Doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result; Albert Einstein
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38599 posts, RR: 79 Reply 8, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 624 times:
Quoting Revelation (Thread starter): I'd like to honor the more senior of our members here who've gone through the trials and tribulations and joys of raising their own children and have made it through that and are now blessed to be grandparents.
I quite often see posts that show lots of life experience in them and I'm thankful for our more senior members.
Agreed!
I tend to value the opinions of the elder members than those of the younger 'hip' people that think they know everything.
Life experience is something you don't learn in school.
Quoting Geezer (Reply 7): it's why I voted for Jimmy Carter
Carter was a decent man and some I still have a lot of respect for. He was a hell of a lot better than Obama.
Ok this is troubling for me. How does visiting porn sites decrease your life expectancy?
Scandinavians and the Japanese have the longest life expectancy and yet they have some of the most creative porn.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 9, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 603 times:
Quoting Geezer (Reply 7): Neither did I when I was your age; it's why I voted for Jimmy Carter
Interesting. My first vote ever was for Ronald Reagan, and considered myself to be conservative throughout the 80s and most of the 90's. By the time of the GWB era though I considered myself to be liberal. Who knows, maybe I got another flip-flop left in me? I kinda doubt it, given how polarized things are these days, one is not even allowed to consider voting for "the other side". Sadly there seems to be no middle ground.
So, if you don't mind sharing, did you ever vote for a Dem for president, or has it been 100% Republican? Of course if you don't want to say, that's fine.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 11, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 599 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 10): ?????????????
He said he voted for Carter.
Thanks, Fly, the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.
I was too young to vote in that election, but probably would have gone with Carter, just to put an end to the Nixon/Ford era. Too bad things turned out badly for Carter (and of course the USA).
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38599 posts, RR: 79 Reply 12, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 596 times:
Quoting Revelation (Reply 11): I was too young to vote in that election, but probably would have gone with Carter, just to put an end to the Nixon/Ford era. Too bad things turned out badly for Carter (and of course the USA).
My thougts exactly. I know he wasn't a popular President but I maintain that he was a good man and could have been a great President. Even though I don't agree with a lot of things he talked about doing.
Keep in mind, Carter was not a liberal. Just look at the states he won in 1976.
Quoting Geezer (Reply 5): I NEVER vote for a liberal !
You live in near Terre Haute, Indiana. Do you even have that as an option?
Of the grandparents here, I'd like to hear more about your airline travel experiences back during the 40s, 50s, 60 & 70s.
That would be awesome if some of the older members could piece together a trip report from way back then, scan in old black & white photos and share their reports with us.
I do stumble across a lot of old LP records and reel-to-reel tape that was from American Airlines, Pan Am, TWA, Continental, United and even Alitalia.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10575 posts, RR: 21 Reply 14, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 573 times:
Quoting aero145 (Reply 13): why would that be dangerous for your health?
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