RE: A Guy and a Lipstick - how I kept a memory I never had
That looks like a very antique lipstick! At first glance I thought it was a bullet on your bracelet. You did great in restoring that memorabilia from your grandmother. At least you have that. I never had any from my grandparents.
All four of my grandparents from both sides of my parents were already gone when I was born. Technology was not t hand during their time that even a photo is lucrative to have. My mother showed me a black and white group photo where she pointed her mother. Other than that, nothing more. I can only imagine from that photo and my mother's stories.
I hear it several times that grandparents care for their grandchildren more than their children. That makes me wonder, will they spoil taking care of me or will I spoil myself with them if they are around?
Edit: Just so you know, I featured your blog here: Pay it forward: A lipstick and queen without a crown.
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Dear @macoolette , thank you so much for your post. Thank you from my heart for your writing, that truly touched me a lot.
I think you are right - this is at least my my personal experience - grandparents seem to care of their grandchildren more than of their children.
It's sad that all of your grandparents passed away before they could meet you. For me imagination means a lot and somehow I feel loving a person that died to soon, and that I have never met physically, makes it maybe a little bit easier to love someone. I mean there are just no bad experiences at all in my mind, as I never met her.
So we two can play around with our imagination and put so much love into it and we don't have to care for anything but love in a sense.
Hard to describe ....
just finished the second part of my story. I have so much to tell about this ...
Thank you again so much for your valuable support!!!
Peace!
Thanks to @macoolette's featuring you I was brought to this post. It's a great story and makes me think of different memories that I didn't have and then how we have been passing along those same memories to our kids. My kids have this amazing appetite for stories from our past, their grandparents past, and their great grandparents pasts. Then from there they hear stories of many family members they will never get the chance to meet.
Think that the bracelet is a great way to honor your great aunt.
Oh yes, this is so important. I personally think, that if you don't know where you are coming from, how should you know where you want to go ...
Makes me very happy and I agree, that kids have this amazing appetite for stories from the past. This is so good. I think this is about the high value of family and that they want to know where they are coming from ... in the sense of learning from the past also.
I think if more people would like to learn from the past, if it is family or on a more global scale, we would have maybe a better world in the future.
Thank you so much for your most valuable comment!!!
Seriously hope you take a look at our contest and consider entering. Think that you would be a great addition to our community. Take a look at the contest page and if you have any questions just ask. It's a great way to meet new people who have a giving mindset.
Of course, I decided to enter. Promised! Thank you again so much for your kind words. Love to meet new people who have a similar mindset!!!
You're welcome @anutu. I am glad that you continue writing and somehow was able to trace more details about your grandaunt.
Yes, I will tell the whole story and it feels so good to share it. After 20 years, finally. Thank you again so much for your kind reply.
I would like to reiterate @pifc's invitation. We see the potential in you so if you can join the #payitforward contest, that will be great.
Happy weekend!
Thank you so much @macoolette, for sure I will, promised! <3
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