At least in the US. Not sure about elsewhere. But either way, take today to tell your grandparents you love them and thank them for their role in your life. Or if you're like me, and your grandparents have passed on, just take the time to be thankful for who they were and remember them. I don't think grandparents and seniors in general get enough credit in our society today and I wish that would change.

I never really got to know my own grandparents very well. My grandmother on my dad's side died before I was born. I don't really know much about her, other than that she was a little lady. My grandfather on my dad's side, I knew him when I was a little kid, but he passed away when I was in elementary school. I didn't know him very well either. I do remember though something funny - when we'd go to visit him, my dad would bring him a bottle of Crown Royal, his favorite whiskey. It came in a purple velvety bag and one time he gave me the bag and I used it to keep my Barbie clothes in, lol. I don't know much about my grandfather on my mom's side, other than that he started a screw-machine shop that is still working today through my uncle. He was a very hard-working man and he played fiddle and accordion really well, in performances and everything, with his sister. My grandmother on my mom's side, I'm said to be a lot like her. She died when I was young as well, around elementary school. We both like to take car rides, go on walks, eat ice cream, we have the same body type...I really wish I could have gotten to know her better. I wish I could have gotten to know all of them better. But still, I'm thankful for who they made me, through my parents, today.

I always used to dislike Grandparents' Day in school because mine were passed on or lived too far away to come visit. I used to skip school on that day a lot. The other kids, as kids do, would make me feel bad and I'd be sad seeing how they were with their own grandparents.

Share grandparents stories? Anecdotes? I ain't spoon-feedin' ya'll like babies. Go for it. XD

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