Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Grandmothers
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On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 23:50:18 -0000 "cindyjsowers
<cindyjsowers@...>" <cindyjsowers@...> writes:
What a wonderful story!! Someone just sent this to me:
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What is a Grandmother?
What is a grandmother? ( taken from papers written by a class of 8 year
olds), A grandmother is a lady who has no little children of her own.
She likes other peoples. A grandfather is a man grandmother.
Grandmothers
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 don'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.
Grandmothers 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.
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Isn't it great that we don't have to wait till we get old to act like
Grandmothers! I sure hope my children have such happy memories of their
childhood.
Wende
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<cindyjsowers@...>" <cindyjsowers@...> writes:
> My grandmother was one of my favorite people on the earth. SheCindy,
> thought nothing of mess or fuss or just plain cleaning disasters.
What a wonderful story!! Someone just sent this to me:
************************************************************
What is a Grandmother?
What is a grandmother? ( taken from papers written by a class of 8 year
olds), A grandmother is a lady who has no little children of her own.
She likes other peoples. A grandfather is a man grandmother.
Grandmothers
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 don'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.
Grandmothers 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.
*************************************************************
Isn't it great that we don't have to wait till we get old to act like
Grandmothers! I sure hope my children have such happy memories of their
childhood.
Wende
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