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living with your grandmother
for any parasocial bitch that could possibly gaf
and knows about niche internet celebs like me:)
i took the semester off because of my brain and im living w my grandmother in the city in the smallest state of the world.
my grandmother is loud and asks me uncomfortable questions but Im going to blame it on her age and not get angry
she has so little time
they were talking abt alzeimhers meds at dinner and I really hope I donāt get it
the man there was talking about his pastrami parties where they all get around the table and pick add the fresh peppery pastrami sizzling out of the oven
and how his father used to make pastrami in Brooklyn
and that he had a pastrami business
anyway
an elderly woman just explained to me her peace and acceptance towards her own death
If I go I go she said
thinking why some people can go and be all peace and noncommittal
what luck
and privilege! to sacrifice your body and time to ur kids and ur husband and ur work and still have enough
to have a country and community that loves you
to be seen as worth peace even in death
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iām lucky enough still have a grandmother in my mid 30sāwhich I think is an age where youāre settled enough to finally get to know your adult family members on a personal level. The generation gap definitely means Iām always on my toes when we hang out cos I can never predict what sheās gonna do, but sheās funny and wise, makes friends wherever she goes, doesnāt give af, is a mean cook, can do quiet company like no one else, and loves me to smithereens.
Dec 4, 2024
There were two Margarets in our family; she was 5ā1ā hence the nickname.
Born in County Clare š®šŖ - I doubt she even knew her real mom - and raised in poverty in LA by a relative once she had landed in the U.S.
She made amazing oatmeal and tuna sandwiches when I was sad; she lived close enough to my parents that sometimes I would walk home to her house instead of my parentsā on the way home from school.
I went through confirmation only because of her (didnāt believe much in Catholicism otherwise and still donāt).
I lived with her for awhile one summer during college. She was an amazing roommate. I learned so much about life and our family.
She was my favorite human, our family matriarch / badass and I miss her everyday.
Thanks Gran ā¤ļø
Feb 5, 2024
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I decided to learn Mandarin partly for my grandma, and now that she's gone I just wish I knew more about her life, and her family before marriage, before kids, you know what I mean?
Now that I'm older and able to travel, I do wish that I had more time with her (as selfish as it sounds) and I miss her terribly. I ask my parents lots of questions though so it's not too bad!
Cherish them if they're good to you, most times elders can be awful too.
Aug 10, 2024
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just got my Brooklyn library card today. libraries are stunning, reverent places.
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