Timelies all!

By the time I was a sophomore I didn't have any living grandparents. One died before I was born(I am named after him), one died when I was 11, one died when I was in high school and the last died the summer before my sophomore year.

I had four grandparents growing up, although Papa was technically mom’s stepdad and her biodad died young. My paternal grandfather died when ltc was a few months old. My paternal grandmother died when I was 8, but she had ALS since I was a toddler. She couldn’t speak or communicate in any way as long as I could remember. So, I never actually got to know her. My my maternal grandmother died when I was 16. She died in her 70s, but all her brothers lived until their 90s (one is still alive). She was the only one who smoked, and I’m still bitter about those 20 extra years I could have had with her. And of course Papa died just this last Spring.

Had all my grandparents until I was 26 and then lost three that year. Now I’ve been without them as long as I had them - which is pretty hard to believe. They are definitely a big part of who I am.

ION, I’m giving my phone the stink I willing it not to ring with another cancellation alert. It sounds like several houses in town are without electricity.

No school again tomorrow because of downed power lines.

I'm not ready to be the matriarch!!

After my oldest aunt died in October 2019, we had Thanksgiving with that side of the family. I have 3 cousins: 1 guy and 2 women. So halfway through Thanksgiving dinner, my 2 female cousins are tipsy and start bantering/arguing about who's the matriarch now that their mom died. Only the thing is, they all used to own horses for decades, so the argument my cousins were having was about who would be the "boss mare." I laughed my ass off at them. (I also don't know if they ever decided who was the boss mare.)

Only the thing is, they all used to own horses for decades, so the argument my cousins were having was about who would be the "boss mare."

Ha!

To be clear, my mother is fine, so I probably have a lot of time, but I am the oldest of my generation on that side.

I am the oldest of my generation on that side.

Boss mare!

Sorry about the stress, shrift. But I’m glad you’re still employed at the end of it.

My last grandparent died when I was in high school. All of them lived into their 70s and 80s, but my folks had me fairly late. My classmates were raised by boomers, while I was raised by the previous cohort. Now I just have one remaining aunt from my parents’ generation left.

Glad you are still employed, shrift! It's rough out there.