Crazy Relativescurvylittlegoth writes, "My Grandma is crazy, crazy mad. As well as regularly putting curses on us all, she once fell asleep in the armchair on a sunny afternoon, Barley Wine in one hand, Peter Stuyveson in the other, only to wake up several hours later to a Darth Vader sounding fireman. She thought she was in HELL as the smoke and flames billowed round her..."
Are any of your relatives this loopy?
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chthonic, Thu 5 Jul 2007, 15:59)
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One Particular grandmother ChristmasMy grandmothers downward spiral into dementia happened so quickly and this question of the week reminded me of one particular Christmas where she was given all her presents first then told everyone she was getting theirs, she left the room for what felt like ages and eventually appeared with a huge smile on her aged face. Her present for me was a pack of felt tip pens (I at this time would have been very late teens/early 20 and I didn’t really do as much colouring in as I used to) my mother on the other hand was presented with an oven glove she had just given to my grandmother minutes before.
It seems she left the room to find anything she could to give to people and when she ran out of items she simply rewrapped the presents she’d just been given. I have a million stories about my grandmother but I have always remembered that particular Christmas because of the sheer awkwardness in the room as people opened their present and smiled a weary smile at her.
All my other grandparents have passed away but my grandmother still marches on, her life-force stronger than ever. Not only am I convinced that she will out live me but I’m pretty sure that when all life on this planet is gone my grandmother will still be there … probably doing her ironing.
(, Sat 7 Jul 2007, 15:21, Reply)
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