- If you could go back to your great-grandparents childhood, would you? Why or why not?
- What advice has a grandparent shared with you that really stuck with you? Has this helped shaped the person you've become or strive to be?
- What do you wish your grandparents knew about teenagers today? How could you ease this relationship/help you connect better?
Monday, September 14, 2015
Grandparents Day
Yesterday was National Grandparents Day. Many schools across the nation are celebrating by inviting grandparents to school and connecting with older members of their communities. I'm going to give you a few different options for this post. Choose one (or more) of the writing prompts and share your thoughts.
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Alyssa Kelly
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If I had the choice to go back to my great-grandparents childhood I don't think I would because they wouldn't have any kind of technology we do today so that would mean no texting of Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat. One thing I wish my grandparents knew about teenagers today is that we aren't really being rude its just how today's society talks to each other and we don't take it rudely. I wish they knew this because my grandparents always assume we are being rude to people by how we speak to them but it's just how we talk now a days.
Yes I would go back to my great grandparents childhood to see how they lived and just to meet them. The advice that my grandparents gave me is to keep moving forded and never give to the past. Yes it has because i keep looking forded and waiting for new things to happen. I wish for my grandparents to about teenagers true friendship. This could ease there relationship by help them connect better by having friends that will have their back.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go back to my great-grandparents childhood. It would be some much fun and lots of hard work on top of everything else. My grandparents childhood didn't have all this cool things now days that make somethings some much better. I think it would be really cool to try to do work like they use to do. My great-grandparents lived on a farm. They had to milk cows by hand, there was about 300 hundred cows that my great-grandpa had to milk by hand with his two sisters and two cousins. My great-grandma had to milk about 100 cows with her sisters. They also had to work on crops. They are very hard workers. To go back to their childhood would be a life challenge. It would make me see my elders in a different way. I would be a different person and I would probably be a better person. To include I would love to go to the past to see how they did things to survive.
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If I could go back to my great grandparents childhood, I would do it. I think it would be interesting to see and experience how they lived. My great grandma told me stories of taking rides in her uncles wagon. I've always wanted to ride in a covered wagon. I would want to see how they lived and how different their lives were. I think it would be cool to see how life would be without all the technology we have today.
No, that would be completely without technology and very boring. They barely had T.V. My Grandparents died pretty early so I don't really remember them telling me much. All I remember is seeing them at their worst times in life. I wish they knew how to use and interact with what the world has created today. If adults and elderly people knew how to use smart phones and game systems they would have a lot of fun.
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Well the best advice my grandma gave me was, " Love will **** you up more than drugs ever will" and i know that's a weird kinds of quote to some people but to me that has taught me not to get to attached, that's why I don't ever stay with one person too long because I eventually become to attached and i'm not ready for that, I feel like we are to young for a real, mature relationship like that. Honestly I think kids my age (17) a few years younger or older really just need to focus on graduating, I mean sure all I ever used to care about was having fun with friends or guys but now I just want to be successful with my life. To graduate this school and cosmetology school. To become a great, happy, thriving cosmetologist. That is my dream.
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If I could go back to my great-grandparents childhood I would want to. I would want to because I don't know a lot about how my great-grandparents met and it would be cool to see how they met. I don't really talk to my great-grandma much because she lives far away and my great-grandpa died. When I go see her though we always talk about whats happening right now and not a lot about what happened back then. When I see her again I will ask her about it.
Jazmine Jones
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If I could go back into my grandmas childhood I think I would. I think that it would be really cool just to see the difference in technology and in social order and everything. When I was younger I had to do a report on my real life hero. I picked my grandma. She had cancer when my mom was three and is now over 30 years cancer free. She is one of the strongest people I have ever met. I couldn't ask for a better role model. The best piece of advice she has ever given me is the day I talked to her about her experiencing cancer. She told me "Sometimes bad things happen, but you can never wish away your problems. You have to be strong enough to fight it out." I remember this because it was a very prominent quote from my paper. I think my grandma pretty well understands me and we have a great relationship. I don't know what I would do without her. She really is my hero. So there isn't much I think my grandma needs to understand. I kind of wish she wouldn't yell at me when I am driving though.
I would not because I would not find it very entertaining to be back in there time. My grandpa always told me to never give up so that is something i'll always remember about him. Also even though he would tell me all kinds of stories about his childhood, I would not want to go back then. I wish they'd know that things and people have changed over time, and that things aren't the same anymore. This would help the relationship between older people and younger.
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If I could go back to my great-grandparents childhood I probably wouldn't want to because there wouldn't be good technology as we have today. To me that isn't the main reason why though, the main reason to me would be because of all of the wars and everything. I wouldn't want to have been caught up in the wars and even 9/11. I feel like life back then was way harder to live through than now days. Back on the technology reason though, there wouldn't be cell phones, good portable computers, there wouldn't be social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc. Now days it is easier and faster to communicate with people no matter where they are. Back then there wasn't any cell phones, there were telephones that were connected to the house or there were writing letters to each other. I wouldn't really like living in my grandparents childhood time.
Leslie Burnett
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If i could go back to my Great Grandparents childhood, i wouldn't. I like this generation with the cellphones, and technology and good hygiene and clothing. I never got to meet my Grandma on my moms side but once but i never met my grandpa on her side, and i never met my grandma on my dads side at all. And he did when i was around seven, I had a grandma that adopted my mom at 15 and she practically raised me, even more than my mother and father, i was spoiled rotten by her and i was her absolute favorite person in the world, but she died when i was 12. I can't really remember any Advice they could of gave to me. I wish Grandparents knew certain ways that some teens dress, or how some things are done in the new world, ya know? Lol.
Ronnie Ponder
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I wouldnt want to go back to the time of my great grandparents because Its just to long ago and he was born in 1912, and he was also born in Germany. Advice from my Grandpa was don't trust a girl with a gap in their teeth, but its was just a fun joke. I would want my grand parents to know that were more careless i guess and things arent the same from when they were growing up.
Trenton Webb
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If I could go back, I wouldn't because my grandparents time was harsher, and I like having the things today that didn't exist back during their childhood. Advice that really stuck with me would be when my Grandma told me how things used to cost less, and living on property was easier and funner to do. Something i wish my grandparents knew about tennagers, I would say that stupidity is breed more than intelligence, but she already knows that.
If I could go back to my great-grandparents childhood I would want to. I would want to because I don't know a lot about how my great-grandparents met and it would be cool to see how they met. Also there wouldn't be social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc which might be a better world than now. Another would be people actually cared about there things. Everything was built better and was made to last unlike now where it last a few days then broke or cracked.
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If I could go back into the time of my great-grandparents I would definitely do it. I'm not sure when my grandma was born but I know that she was alive during the Great Depression. I'm not saying it would be cool to live in the great depression but maybe for a few days just to see what my grandma had to do back then. Then I would have a better understanding for back then. If I could go back in time I definitely would.
Brooklynn Kernell
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I would like to go back in the time of my grandparents just because I'm curious about how things were when they were growing up. To see how different their lives were compared to mine. My papa is my favorite person and he's always pushed me growing up, he was more of a father figure to me. I use to think I hated him but now I realize that he was just trying to point me in the right direction and I appreciate it a lot now.
Alan Ehlers
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I would only go back to my great grandparents childhood if I didn't have to be a child, because being a kid in 1912 rural MO would be super awful. It would be cool to walk around and see 1912 though. I could read a newspaper about the titanic or go see what Sedalia and Jefferson City looked like.
Camren Worthley
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If I could go back to my great-grandparents time I would definitely do it. I would love to go back and see what times were like back then. My grandparents biggest advice they have given me was to always stay in school and find a career that I will enjoy doing. My grandparents have had huge effect on my life today. I love talking to them and listening to what they have to tell me.
Landon Thompson
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If I could go back,I problary would.I think it would be fun to live in that time and see how they lived.My great grandpa has gave me some great advice ans has told me to always stay i school ans there is plenty of other advic that he has gave me but that is way to much to type. I really enjoy just sitting there talking to him.
Nelson McCollom
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Would I ever go back to my grandparents childhood? H.E. double hockey sticks to the no. Why would I go back to kreisen lamps and no wi-fi? That seems like hell to me and no games forget it though I would probably be better at sports than I am now and I wouldn't be so lazy as I am now. I would never ever go back to my grandparents childhood.
Winter Hammond
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If I could go back to my great grandparents childhood I think I would, it would be interesting to see how they grew up and what their parents were like. Also to be able to see how the world has changes, that'd explain why they don't get the advances today. For learning anything from my grandparents, I don't really know them, they either left/moved or died when I was young. I wish I could have known them and to be able to actually have memories together though. If they did know about teenagers today I think they would try to get them outside more, to actually go play and not be stuck in front of a T.V. I think the world needs great grandparents to help shape the kids now. However they might be amazed themselves so they could learn how to use the technology and build a relationship that way, either way I think it'd be helpful.
Josee Sharp
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I would like to go back so I can just see how they grew up and see how different. My grandma Nene always pushed me to be a nice person so I try my hardest to be kind. I just wish they understood that our world has changed, my grandma is always like "we never did that", she jsut doesn't understand that we wouldn't do it.
Joe Viebrock
ReplyDeleteIf I could go back to my great grandparents childhood I would. I would like it and also not. We wouldn't have some of the modern technologies we have today, which means when you hang out with your friends your mom wouldn't be calling you all the time. My parents have gave me all sorts of good advice. It has helped shape and improve my life. I wish my grandparents knew how lazy kids are today. To conclude I could go visit with my grandparents more to better are relationship.
Olivia Schnirch
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If i could go back to my grandparents childhood I would, I think that it would be enjoyable. I would like to see what it was like and how much it would change. But we also wouldn't have the technology that we have now. I believe that back in my grandparents childhood they were more disciplined and might have behaved a bit better. That's why I would and would not want to go back to my grandparents childhood.
Julllian Terhune
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Okay! For my blog, I chose the first option. If I could go back to my grandparents childhood and live in that time, I definitely would! I have always wanted to live back then and experience everything as they did. I loved the old cars and trucks, I love the architecture, the old gas stations especially, I just think it looks really cool! All the time I dream of opening my own diner themed as the ones from back then. With a bar and stools, an old jukebox in the corner, booths for all the teens to hang out in after school. I have always wanted to experience life from their childhood, just as they did!
Noah whittle
ReplyDeleteIf I could go back to my grandparents childhood then I would because I don't know who my dads dad is so I would go back to their childhood and find out just who my dads dad is.
Jensen Bauer
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I think it would be amazing to be a child in the 40s and 50s. The way that people lived back then sounds very appealing to me. The fashion, the cars, the music, and our country in general sounds like it was incredible in this time period. Being less dependent upon technology sounds very appealing to me, as well. Also, my favorite Tolkien books were out in the 50s, so I wouldn't be missing out on that. I could've seen the original Star Wars trilogy in theaters, which would have been epic. And in this modern age, I would be an awesome Harry Potter and Marvel grandma nerd, and my grandkids and I would have a good time with it. I think our grandparents have learned lessons and virtues that are impossible to learn nowadays, and part of me wishes that I could've grown up like they did.
Hunter Mccullough
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If I could go back to my great grandparents childhood. I would take tons of today's technology and show them how far we have advanced in technology. Then i would just talk to them about how the world has changed.
Caysi knierim
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If i could change one thing about my grandparents it would be making them understand that teenagers are busy. My grandma has actually told me to quit soccer and FFA because i'm so busy because of them. I know when she was a kid she played softball and did a couple things, but i don't think she was as busy as teens now. Once the school year starts i'm basically busy until summer and i don't think she'll ever understand why i do so much.
Lacey Buck
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If I could go back to my grandparents' time, I would, in a heartbeat go. The reason for this is the clothes, the down to earth and especially the "love" I guess you could say. I have seen some of the 40's and 50's clothing and they look super cute. I would totally wear those things! Now a days, everyone is caught up in technology (including myself) and focused on the things that really are not even important. I wish I did not have to grow up like this and I could have been brought up being smarter and wiser. Also, the relationships back them seem better than they are today. Yes, I know that not all relationships, even back then were perfect, but I feel like the intentions and the reason of why you were together, are better back then, rather than in today's world.
Ethan Callahan
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If I could go back to my grandparents childhood, I think I would. Just for one day, to see what everything was really like. I would go to a baseball game to see Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Stan Musial play. So I might be there for a few days actually.
Mallory Uptegrove
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If I could go back to my great grandparents childhood I definitely would. I have heard so many stories about how different their lives were back then and I think it would be cool if I could actually see what it was like. I would not want to stay there for long because life wasn't as luxurious as it is now but I would love to see how they did things. I would also like to see how different they were when they were young.
Erica Wheeler
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If I could go back to my great-grandparents childhood, I probably would, but only for a day. I would hate how there wouldn't be any technology and how food would be scarce. I would, however, love to see how the world looked like in real have and how people dressed and talked. It would also be cool to know what would happen later on in history. In conclusion, if I could go back in time, I would.
Taylor Beckmann
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If I could go back to my grandparents' time I would definitely go for many reasons. First of all I would go because back then you didn't have to worry about locking your homes or stress about people breaking in, you could just worry-free and live your life. Back then you could also get away with more things because the laws weren't as "enforced" because people weren't so disrespectful about breaking them. Lastly I would like to live in that time because people really fell in love with each other and stuck it out for the log run.
Ashley Kerksiek
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If i could go back to my great grand parents childhood. I would like to spend some time understanding how it worked back then.
Wade Bellis
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If I was given the opportunity to go back in time to when my grandparents were young I don't think that I would because I wouldn't want to get stuck in the past with nothing to do. I like the times we are in now and I don't think that there is anything in the past that would interest me. I wouldn't want to lose the things that we have now just to go back in time to do nothing so no I don't think that I would go back if given the opportunity.
Aliyah Mitchell
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I would go back to my great-grandparents childhood because it would be cool to see what my great-grandparents were like when they were little, like maybe they were very orney or a quiet sweet kid. Knowing my family my family would be very orney. Some advice my grandparents have gave me that has stuck with me every since now is be yourself and don’t let anyone tell you to change just because they don’t like how you are now. They also told be to try my hardest in everything I do and for the most part I’ve listened. This advice has kind of shaped my personality and it has helped me strive in things I do.
On every side of my family all my grandparents, great grandparents, they all worked from the first moment the opportunity presented itself. Whether it was in factory, a restaurant, wrenching on cars, and even fighting for our county in WWII. All my grandparents accept people for who they are, they do their job, take care of their families and let everything else fall into place. So when they say just worry about what you can control and let the other stuff be, I get it. I'm not sure there is really anyway to make them understand because technology has changed everything, and also i'm not really sure they want to understand, they like the way they lived and I think everyone should respect that.
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My grandparents on my dad side were very hard working and they love there families and they played sports with my dad and they wanted my dad to go to college.
One thing I'd like grandparents to know about teenagers today is, we are not perfect. We make mistakes and are going to continue to. The world has changed alot since they were our age and the standards for what is proper and what isn't are completely different. And if we are being honest, most of the time there children did worst stuff at this age then we are doing. But they can chose to believe what they want and their view of the world probably won't change.
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ReplyDeleteI would love to go back in time to my grandparents early days for many reasons. One reason why I would go back is to see how different people lived and got along. Another reason why I would go back in time would be to see what my grandparents were like in their younger life. The last reason why I would go back would be to see how my grandparents met and got married.
Dylan Calton
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Something that my step grandfather once said was, "be mindful of when you lay your cards out." At first thought it was just some dumb poker advice, but I see now that's not what he really was trying to tell me. His point was that I should be careful of when I speak up or take action, and only do so when the time is right."A hand played too early will cost you the game, and a hand too late will cost you twice your money."
Dylan Calton
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Something that my step grandfather once said was, "be mindful of when you lay your cards out." At first thought it was just some dumb poker advice, but I see now that's not what he really was trying to tell me. His point was that I should be careful of when I speak up or take action, and only do so when the time is right."A hand played too early will cost you the game, and a hand too late will cost you twice your money."