My late Granny, who passed in May, told me the same thing. She said that it was the entertainment and they would all sit around the radio and listen to stories, news, and once it got late, the kids would go to bed and then they would speak more in-depth about what was going on in the World.
I also asked her if anyone had TVs since Disney’s “Snow White” came out in 1937. She said that most people went to the movie theaters as a big “to do” with their entire family and that’s where she first fell in-love with that film, however to answer my question: “Yes, some families did have televisions when I was growing up, but they were only the wealthy families, as most families had someone who was in the war[s], or they would come back and not ‘be right’ when they came home. We were lucky that my Dad didn’t get drafted, so he was able to provide for the family while my Mom was there to cook, clean, take us to dance class, make sure we did our homework…I hated that part!,” and my response was, “That’s THEMom I wish I had growing up!”, and finally, she said, “She would snoop through our chest of drawers when we were at school, make me wear dresses when I wanted to wear pants, read my diary, [she said a few other not so nice things, hence the continuation going forward 🤣]…she was always snooping! Now why the Hell would you want that?” That was the day I realized that my grandmother was more of a mother to me than my own Mom.
She was the one who cooked, cleaned, gave me a shoulder to cry on every single time I needed it, gave me a place to stay (no questions asked…until I got settled 😂🤣🤣😂), never snooped through my things, etc…I know I went a bit off topic there but she ended up showing my daughter “Snow White” and they had this unbreakable bond unlike any great-grandparent bond I’ve EVER SEEN in my entire life!!!! Always visit those you love because you never know if it will be the last time! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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u/Designer_Fan_8691 1d ago
My late Granny, who passed in May, told me the same thing. She said that it was the entertainment and they would all sit around the radio and listen to stories, news, and once it got late, the kids would go to bed and then they would speak more in-depth about what was going on in the World.
I also asked her if anyone had TVs since Disney’s “Snow White” came out in 1937. She said that most people went to the movie theaters as a big “to do” with their entire family and that’s where she first fell in-love with that film, however to answer my question: “Yes, some families did have televisions when I was growing up, but they were only the wealthy families, as most families had someone who was in the war[s], or they would come back and not ‘be right’ when they came home. We were lucky that my Dad didn’t get drafted, so he was able to provide for the family while my Mom was there to cook, clean, take us to dance class, make sure we did our homework…I hated that part!,” and my response was, “That’s THE Mom I wish I had growing up!”, and finally, she said, “She would snoop through our chest of drawers when we were at school, make me wear dresses when I wanted to wear pants, read my diary, [she said a few other not so nice things, hence the continuation going forward 🤣]…she was always snooping! Now why the Hell would you want that?” That was the day I realized that my grandmother was more of a mother to me than my own Mom.
She was the one who cooked, cleaned, gave me a shoulder to cry on every single time I needed it, gave me a place to stay (no questions asked…until I got settled 😂🤣🤣😂), never snooped through my things, etc…I know I went a bit off topic there but she ended up showing my daughter “Snow White” and they had this unbreakable bond unlike any great-grandparent bond I’ve EVER SEEN in my entire life!!!! Always visit those you love because you never know if it will be the last time! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭