grandparents

Becoming a grandparent makes getting older something to look forward to - all the fun of parenting, without the hassle.

Love
It was a gray day in San Francisco when we arrived at the law offices of Stein and Mullin, LLP. My grandmother had just died the week before and the air was stale. There was a feeling of everything moving in slow motion despite the fact that the world was rapidly falling apart. The front desk staff seemed overly happy for the occasion and we were immediately put on guard. Their effervescence, an insult to our pain.
By Jenna Leann Kyle6 years ago in Families
The Price of a Dream
“I can’t accept that,” Zamora Caster said softly. “You must,” spoke an equally caring voice. “Grandma, I—“ “You are stubborn,” the older woman scolded. “You need it.”
By Michael Berg6 years ago in Families
Secret Stash
It was a dark and peculiar night in frigid February. A storm was anticipated through Tuesday afternoon. The wind had picked up, rattling the old front windows. I could feel the draft as I opened the drapes to peek out. I could see a set of footprints on the path out front. They continued along the length of the driveway, up the stairs and onto the porch.
By Annemarie Grosser6 years ago in Families
Never Will
Katherine is coming to visit. Dress up! Charles smiled at the page and set the little black book back down on the nightstand. He glanced at himself once more in the mirror and smirked as he admired his outfit: black slacks with a purple shirt tucked in and a grey blazer over it. Topping it off was his favorite grey trilby with a purple floral bandanna wrapped around it.
By Kristian Blake6 years ago in Families
a prayer from the one who doesn’t believe in a god
I’m holding a flame in a church you’ve never been in. You’ve never worshiped your lord in here. And I, the tourist, attempt to see what you saw in relics like these. Is it the incandescent flames puncturing the walls, staining the virgin, bleeding the glass? Do you see the same stains that I do? Or do you just see Jesus born to a woman named? Maybe you saw life. You saw a reasoning to the earth spinning. I never did ask if you thought it spun. Well it does, Grandmother. Maybe you know that now. I hope you know more than me wherever you are, that’s if you still are.
By Kimmy6 years ago in Families
Grandmother's Secret
Her mother couldn't face the task and her uncle refused to help so Eloise was stuck with cleaning out her grandmother's house so it could be sold. Her uncle had gone so far as to say that he didn't need anything from "that woman" when she was alive so why would he want anything of hers now.
By Pat A. Brannin6 years ago in Families
Return to Sender
I think I have perfect Karma. Things happen in such a way, that when something bad happens, something equally good happens as well; it’s always been this way. When I was eight, some neighborhood punk stole my bike; the next day I found an Egyptian God card in a new Yugioh pack. In Highschool I failed a math test; after school I nailed a kickflip for the first time. Right now, I’m on a plane back home from my grandpa’s funeral; I’m also 20,000 dollars richer.
By Nate Carsten6 years ago in Families
Uncle Daddy & Big Mama's Bayou Cafe
UNCLE DADDY & BIG MAMA’S BAYOU CAFE Down in the Louisiana Bayou where the tall green grass stands on high is the most famous renowned restaurant that almost peaks the sky.
By Lisa L Haines6 years ago in Families
Grandma
What would you do with $20,000? Everyone dreams of coming into a large sum of money. Would you buy a house, buy a car, go on a shopping spree or pay off debts, put it in savings, buy something for someone else? Let me tell you a story about how I spent my $20,000.
By Mary Wolf6 years ago in Families
Time and Fortune
This was a moment in time that I never wanted to face. That phone call from the nursing home where my grandmother had been fighting her battle with breast cancer was happening. Not wanting to answer and hear bad news, I let it ring at least five times before answering. Looking at the caller I.D. one last time, I pressed the button.
By Brenda Haberman6 years ago in Families
Hey Pop!
Hey Pop! Not sure how I'm supposed to do this but here goes… At the end of June a letter was delivered to the house. I, honestly no offence, left it on the credenza for a day or two ‘till I came back across it looking for my keys.
By Sarah W6 years ago in Families
Introduction to Biology
The man dropped his shovel; he could not dig anymore. He removed his leather gloves and wiped his sweaty hands on his shirt, which had once been tan, but had now been perspired a deep brown from his long day of work.
By Quinn6 years ago in Families