October 10, 200520 yr WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT? > (taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds) Grandparents are a > lady and a man who have no little children of her own. > They like other > people's. > > A grandfather is a man grandmother. > > Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to > see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if > they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us. > > When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty > leaves and caterpillars. > > They show us and talk to us about the color of the flowers and also Why > we shouldn't step on "cracks." > > They don't say, "Hurry up." > > Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes. > > They wear glasses and funny underwear. > > They can take their teeth and gums out. > > Grandparents don't have to be smart. > > They have to answer questions like "why isn't God married?" and "How come > dogs chase cats?". > > When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the > same story over again. > > Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have > television, because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time > with us. > > They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers > with us every time, and kiss us even when we've acted bad. Its funny, when they bend over, you hear gas leaks and they blame their dog . > > A 6 YEAR OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA LIVED ''OH,'' HE SAID, ''SHE > LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN WHEN > WE'RE DONE HAVING HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.'' >
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