Have you ever =
sat back and thought to yourself, “What is a grandparent?” =
Where can we go to get a better understanding and an open and honest =
answer? A third grade teacher asked her students this question, =
“What is a Grandparent?” Here are some of the best and =
funniest answers she got from her students who have a wonderful view of =
our world.
1. =
Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their =
own. They like other people’s children.
2. A =
grandfather is a man and a grandmother is a =
lady.
3. =
Grandparents don’t have anything to do 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 give us =
money.
4. When they =
take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves or =
caterpillars.
5. The show us =
and talk to us about the colors of the flowers and also why we =
shouldn’t step on “cracks”.
6. They never =
say, “Hurry up.”
7. Usually =
grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie my =
shoes.
8. They wear =
glasses and funny underwear.
9.They can =
take their teeth and gums out.
10. =
Grandparents don’t have to be smart. They love to ask me questions =
like “Why isn’t God married?” and “How come dogs =
chase cats?”
11. When they =
read to us, they don’t skip. They don’t mind if we ask for =
the same story over again.
12. Everybody =
should have a grandmother, especially if you don’t have television =
because they are the only grownups who like to spend time with =
us.
13. They know =
we should have a snack time before bed time, and they say prayers with =
us and kiss us even we’ve acted bad.
14. Grandpa is =
the smartest man on earth. He teaches me good things, but I don’t =
see him enough to get as smart as him.
15. Grandma, =
she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then =
when she is done having her visit, we take her back to the =
airport.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"