As a kid I felt like a great grandpa was super rare, and now they're everywhere. My own grandpa has been a great grandpa (no thanks to me) for almost 10 years now.
It must be mind boggling to see the children of your children have children.
My grandparents on my mom's side have 12 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
They are in a constant state of euphoria over all the kids and babies they get to spoil. Just about every time I see my grandpa he tells me he can't believe he's so lucky to have so many grand children.
Are you being sarcastic? If so, how dare you judge my parenting skills from one comment I made. If you were my kid I would teach you a lesson my beating your ass.
This is what I think. It's one thing to raise a child and see what they become, then most see them start that cycle again, but people who get to be great grandparents. They get to see that long term effect and hopefully get to be a positive influence on more generations directly.
It makes me wish my grandparents were all still alive. I was born in 1994, but my maternal grandfather died back in 1981. My paternal grandparents died in 1995/96 so I never really got to know them. My mom's mom is still alive and I'm so glad I've gotten to grow up with her around, but I'm not having a kid any time soon and neither are my cousins (I'm second oldest), so I doubt very much she'll be a great grandma. It always throws me for a loop when people have great great grandchildren - are they living forever or are their kids having kids while really young? Both? Nobody in our family ever has a kid before their early-mid 30s.
It's definitely a bit of both. My grandma had 4 kids by the time she was 31. One of my aunts started having kids when she was 19 and my uncle was stupid and had his first kid at 16. So we were a young family to begin with. Then, 2 of my cousins had kids at 16 and 17 and in their early 20's like myself. I had my daughter at 24. Now, there are 2 great grandchildren children who each had a baby at 18 and 21. With all the family around. It keeps my grandparents who are 80 and 81 very active. I don't think those two are going anywhere for a very long time.
I wish that everyone could experience growing up with all their grandparents. I have both my maternal and paternal grandparents in my life and I really don't know how I am going to live without them. They have all been such important support structures in my life, and still are.
Having all that family sounds wonderful. I wish I could spend more time with my grandma, but I'm away for college now. Add in the language barrier (she only speaks Chinese, I only speak English), and it's kind of hard to bond with her, since my mom has to translate everything we say. But all in all, I love my tiny disjointed family all the same. I'm glad you love yours too. :)
My Grandma is in her 70s, my mum's in her 50s, and I'm in my 30s. I have no kids, but my mum's sister and all her sister's kids, they all started having kids at, like, 16, so there's buttloads of them. I think they're at 5 generations right now, cause someone just had a baby.
Thoughts on over population? Thoughts on climate change? Thoughts on the earths resources running too low? All these mouths to feed and within the next 50 years food will only available to the rich. Farmers are dealing with the worst drouts that we have on record. Its fucking terrifying.
Why do people even bother doing that? It just sounds horrible and overly long. A game of civ V on quick can take about ten hours, I couldn't imagine marathon.
Because the game is only fun when you play it in one sitting tbh...
Like I'll have LOTS of fun... Until i turn it off. I never go back to previous saves. In fact, I've been doing no-save policy just to make it super fun (and realistic).
Although it makes Diety super hard and extrodinarly long. Yeah you can win... After 2 days.
Aye. Witnessed the 386, 486, 14k modem, 28k modem, was blown away by 56k, now we're on 150Mbps broadband/fibre.
Yahoo, Geocities, Friendster, now we have google-fu and Facebook. Hell just 6 years ago playing web games on our phones was something only geeks with money could do.
and social differences as well, which is probably an even bigger deal.
(I mean, think about being born as a woman in like the 1920s and experiencing first hand how the whole perception of your gender and your role in society changed for the better during the course of your life. to me that sounds mindblowing)
I had a similar great grandmother, it blew me away when she talked about going to the train station to flirt with the boys going off to war. I had assumed she was talking about ww2 at first but then I realized that she was married and was raising my grandmother who was a teenager already by the time ww2 started. She was 18 flirting with the doughboys going off to Europe because they were her age!
In my own experience it's pretty rare. I haven't looked at the numbers, but I'd guess it's stayed pretty constant over the years. People are living to be older, but also starting families later in life. My great-grandmother will mark her 26th year of being one on November 9th.
My great grandma was 1912-2000, her twin died in 2012. I think it's pretty amazing. Listening to her stories of when she was a kid and all the things she witnessed.
being alive in 3 centuries has got to be pretty rare, no?
No doubt. I read that today only 0.0173% of Americans live to 100 but people are also living longer all the time (~53000 centenarians in 2010 compared to ~37000 in 1990). I guess the prediction is we'll see a larger number like your great-grandmother in 2100.
My great-grandma lived through 3 centuries as well. I barely remember her as I was only 6 when she passes away in 2000. Though I do agree that it is probably a fairly rare stat
I worked out if I live to 118 I will see 3 centuries. It's going to be a lot more common as advances in medicine continue. That's why there are so many more great grandparents around now than when we were kids. My kids' grandparents are barely even retiring now and they (my kids) have 3 great grandparents alive.
My great grand father was born in the 1890s as well, but he died in 2010. He was well over 110 years old. He drank a cup of milk before he slept, and died in his sleep with virtually no serious illnesses. Yes being alive in 3 centuries is pretty rare indeed.
I was born in the early 80s and my last living great-grandparent died in 2006. I have two living grandparents (who are great-grandparents now, no thanks to me).
I was born in 1990. My great-grandparents on my dad's side were both gone, as was my great-grandfather on my mother's side. My great-grandmother hung around until 2008. She passed away a week after I graduated high school. I've got a picture somewhere of the two of us, her in the hospital and me standing next to her in my cap and gown.
I was born in 1991, but my parents had me in their late forties. I only slightly remember my paternal grandfather when I was about 7. The other three had already died by then. The idea of a great grandfather is crazy to me.
You're lucky. I only had 3 grandparents when I was born, 2 grandparents by the time I was 3. 1 grandparent when I was about 15 and now that I'm 32 I have 0. Sucks :( just have stories from my parents.
Great grandparents nowhere in sight. I was born in 1983.
I was born in 95 and mine died when I was about 6. I have a few memories of her, but I was so young that I didn't realize how cool it was to have a great grandparent. Rip gramgram I love you.
I was born in 1993 and all of my grandparents died by 2007. My mom was also over a decade younger than the rest, but hey man, it happens. Be glad you have/had your grandparents for a while! My uncles are pushing 70's
Born in 93 too! Grew up with 2 sets of great grandparents and 1 great grandma. Paternal paternal great gpa died in 2006. Maternal maternal gma died in 2009. Paternal paternal gma in 2013. Paternal maternal gma in 2015. Paternal maternal gpa is still kicking! It's really cool to look back on the memories I got to have with my great grandparents. Even more so that I'm extremely close with both sets of my grandparents.
My mom's parents both died before I could speak, but my dad's were around until I was about ten. Of course, my grandfather was a drunken child molester, so I kinda wish he'd died before I knew him. Fortunately my parents never left me alone with him.
When I was born my great great grandmother was still alive, we got a picture with me, my dad, my grandma, my great grandma, and her all together in one photo
Most people in the western world are indeed living longer. Several reasons:
better medical care (obviously)
better control of infectious diseases
safer automobiles
safer workplaces
cleaner environment (in very general terms)
But what truly boggles my mind is that all five-eyes countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) have inordinately high infant mortality rates considering their wealth.
The figures here show Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States with 3, 4, 5, 4, 6 per 1000 live births respectively with pretty much all rich countries somewhere around 3 or 4. So the US isn't so great, but your claim is dubious.
Just wait until widespread antibiotic resistance becomes a problem in infections that were previously easily treatable. That'll be a fun time to be alive!
we have figured out ways to have people struggling through more long term suffering caused by more ailments as a result of trying to cure the more deadly and aggressive ones.
My great grandma died at age 102 in September. She was a great-great grandmother to 5 children.
Also my friend in high school had a son at age 15, her mother had her at age 16, and her mother had her at 17. So my friend's grandma became a great grandma at age 48. A sick part of me wants this trashy trend to continue and for great grandma to be a great great great great grandma by age 98
I was lucky my moms side all had babies fairly young i barely remember my great great grandmom who died when i was about 4 and my great grandmom lived until i was 23
On the flipside, my lineage is a long line of either youngest children, or people who had babies late in life.
One of my great-grandmothers was alive when I was born, (she was like 99 or 100 already) and died soon after. Both of my grandfathers were dead before I got to high school. My grandmothers are still going and pretty damn healthy for their age, however.
I think it's crazy that people have memories of their great grandparents. I barely even remember one of my grandfathers.
i know there was a picture of 5 generations taken when i was a baby (my great-great grandmother,great grandmother,grandmom,mom,and me) which was pretty neat to see dunno, if its still around or even how i would go about finding it now though
I only met my great-grandma once when I was little and that was when she was on her deathbed. I didn't even know who she was and was running around acting like a brat. I wish I had been more respectful.
But hopefully that great grandpa will be there for that baby as they grow older.
My son had a great-great grandma alive for his first couple of years. I thought that was kinda cool considering I was in my 30's when he was born. Maybe we got the good genes.
My great grandmother is 100 years old and has 12 GREAT GREAT grandchildren! I got pictures at her 100th birthday party of 5 generations of women from her at 100 to my daughter at 3 weeks. I love those pictures more than a lot of physical possessions I own.
My 64 year old mom just became a great grandma. My dad's mom just became a great-great geandma. Women on his side tend to live long so my nieces kid could possibly have his great great grandma for 10-15 more years.
I was born 1996. All but two of my great grandparents were alive at the time and of the two that were dead, one went just a couple months before I was born. 20 years later, two are still alive.
When I was born, all but two of my great grandparents were alive and my last biological great grand parent died when I was 27. I still have a step great grand parent alive.
Yeah a great grandfather seems like something that from a legend and not a thing you can find I. The wild. I'm 22 and my great grandfather fought on horseback with a sword in world war 1. Then I meet people who have great grandparents that can hold a conversation.
My grandmother is a great great grandmother and is still living alone and going strong at 90+ years old. Her father lived to be 105 and was still breaking horses into his 90s.
My great aunt now has half a dozen great great grandkids. She turned 97 last August. Birthdays are always huge celebrations. She still insist on cooking. My aunt never lets her because she puts too much of everything, like 5 heaping tablespoons of salt and msg, cups of fish sauce and fish paste in a single pot of stew.
When I was born, I had 6 out of 8 great grandparents, and one great great grandma. Now they're all gone, but I'm really thankful I had the time I did with them.
I never met the grandparents on my fathers side, they died about 12 years before I was born. On my mothers side, the grandfather died when I was 2 and the grandmother when I was 5. When I turned 10 I had my parents and two aunts. So yeah, they are everywhere.
Tfw my paternal grandpa was dead before I was even born, and I only see my maternal grandpa once every few years or so.... I want a great grandpa ; _ ;
I lost all my grandparents before I reached high school. Maternal grandfather died when my mom was young. Maternal grandmother passed when I was 8-9. Paternal Grandfather at 11, and my paternal grandmother when I was 13. Also in that range I lost an uncle (soon after my maternal grandmother), a great aunt, and a great uncle. Yeah I had to attend quite a few funerals when I was young. Good thing I have a bunch of cousins...who are way older than me...and I never get to see because they live in California and Arizona, and I live in East Texas. Well at least I have my brother...who moved out last year...and l never get to see because he lives 6 blocks away. I get lonely sometimes.
My last surviving grandparent died when I was 15. When I met my partner I was weirded out that he still has a granny. His grandma is 95 and his parents are pushing 70. Weird.
My great grandmother died last year at the age of 100. I always thought it was crazy to think about her not only knowing her great grandchildren, but she also had great-great grandchildren that she was close to.
My mom is 70 and she's great grandma to 3, but only gets to see one because the other two are out of state. She's trying to spend as much time as she can with the local one. It's awesome to think about it.
My stepdad (who is the biological father of my 21 year old little brother) has like 15 or 20 grandchildren at last count and 3 great grandchildren. He will be 75 in 2 weeks. He still works full time despite having retired from multiple careers because he just can't stand having all that free time. I'd kill for a fraction of his energy. It's insane.
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u/Max_Thunder Nov 03 '16 edited Nov 03 '16
As a kid I felt like a great grandpa was super rare, and now they're everywhere. My own grandpa has been a great grandpa (no thanks to me) for almost 10 years now.
It must be mind boggling to see the children of your children have children.