This is how they remember me
This is how they remember me at my grandmother's house. Perched atop a little brown pony with my hair flying wildly around my gigantic bobble head, made more gigantic with the addition of the helmet. I suppose you'll always just be a kid to your parents and your grandparents.
They'll always make comments on your weight, your eating habits, your sleeping habits, your choice in clothing.
Aside: I've been here for less than 6 hours and I've already heard comments regarding all these points. Weight - "You got fatter." Eating habits - "Why are you only eating vegetables? Are you a vegetarian now?" Sleeping habits - "Sleeping at one am is not that late." Choice of clothing - "Isn't that dress kind of see-through?"
They'll be concerned when you're tired and stressed and happy for you when you have that extra pep in your step. When you're at home or at grandma's house, they'll want to know what you're doing, where you're going, who you're hanging out with and what time you'll be home, whether you're 13, 30 or 50.
And I have to remember that it's because you're that little girl on a pony, you've always been that little girl on a pony, not even big enough to clamber on by yourself. Yet they're letting you ride free. So ride free, cowgirl, and know that you've got a family to catch you if you fall.
So cute :) Haha, my grandparents make the same comments!! Lovely blog, now following on GFC and Bloglovin!
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Oh you were so adorable! Since I live the other side of the world to my family, I feel like they store up their comments until I visit home and then its days and days of non-stop comments on my weight, smoking habits etc! I kind of miss it when I leave :)
ReplyDeleteCute! My mum has the exact same photo of me :)
ReplyDeleteCute photo! Just wondering, isn't this a horse? I thought ponys were smaller?
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SO TRUE. Every single word. Love the photo too!
ReplyDeletenot everyone has that kind of family, sorry to have to point that out.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute picture and I don't think your head is that large. Growing up my sister made us measure our heads since she insisted mine was huge. It was a bit larger but I'm not sure it falls into the huge category. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy DO families do that? I hope they got it all out on the first day!
My parents still do that. Now they have been pestering me on the topic of marriage which honestly scares me.
ReplyDeleteBut I do love them to bits.
So much easier reading your posts now that I know how to follow.
It's true, your parents and grandparents never really believe you've grown up. And of course grandparents also don't believe your parents have grown up, even after they've had kids and (mostly) successfully raise them. That's okay, because your parents get their chance to do the same once you have kids (I know from first hand experience on that one). I guess it's just hard to see this person you've raised become an adult, I can barely comprehend my kids being toddlers right now.
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful, Rooth. I had a talk with Cal yesterday about whether or not he'd move away from the town we live in. Part of me hopes he does; it's important, you know. But oh, to see that pony-riding, baseball-playing boy as a young man... That would be good.
ReplyDeleteAwww, Rooth you look so cute! I feel like that is SUCH a grandparents trait to have though, I deal with the same things :) Only I'm still 3 and wearing a poufy red dress!
ReplyDeleteYou are adorable. And I think all families are the same when it comes to letting go of their babies. When I finally started driving at age 20, my mom had a total panic over it and screamed, "They shouldn't let 8 year olds drive!" Well there was the root of the problem...
ReplyDeleteCould you be any more adorable on that pony!!? Seriously.
ReplyDeleteI certainly connect with all the tough commentary, but grandparents are totally worth it. My grandpa always told me I could "run away" (long after that ever would have appealed to me) and live upstairs in their house, that he wouldn't even tell my parents I was there. Funny stuff, those nutty old farts. :)
Oh Rooth, look at you! That photo is adorable!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, you know. It can get a tad irritating when it's happening to me . . . then I see it with my mom and grandma and I can't help but laugh.
And that last paragraph--Love!
Rooth, you were such a sweet little gal! And at the end of the day, aside from the banters and interrogations, g-parents are some of the wisest and loveliest people I know.
ReplyDeletethis is really sweet :) that picture of you is adorable, and i like the sound of your family :)
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Such a cute pic. And yes, they always have something to see. I once had an aunt say "..you look good fat..." LOL (And PS, I am NOT fat) Hmm Rooth, maybe for Christmas give them a gift of a framed photo of an 'older' you.
ReplyDeleteAwww, very, very cute. Aren't we lucky to have family that pesters us? I mean that with no hint of sarcasm, because it means they care, a lot. :)
ReplyDeleteAaaaawwww....so sweet, Rooth:) Moms and grandmas will always see us that way, I guess:)
ReplyDeleteAnd how adorable is that picture!
I think I finally figured it out!! I typed this comment out so many times, that I could recite it by memory. LOL
ReplyDeleteGrandparents are supposed to bombard us with questions. That how we know that they love us and care for us! I also love that picture! It shows that you kept your core values, but matured very nicely. Adorable :)
you're so lucky to still have your grandparents still around, i miss mine! and what a cute photo of you rooth! xoxo
ReplyDeleteVery CUTE photo, Rooth, and I also know exactly what you mean...
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ReplyDeleteOoops, my original comment contained a misunderstanding. There are always exceptions, but my general policy is to support the family elders (other people's family elders) out of respect--and knowing what's good for me. :)
ReplyDeletePS - Everyone is right, you were a very cute little girl.
Aw, that is an adorable pic! :)
ReplyDeletePS.I love horses BTW... terrified of them, but love them none-the-less
ReplyDeleteThis is a very touching post. I've had to come to terms with a lot of family issues over the past summer and what you said about family wanting to know where and who you're with at 13, 30 or 50... it is very true.
ReplyDeleteI liked that you dedicated this post to your family and a little keepsake they have to remember you as a child. It's very sweet :)
And I hope your grandmother will feel better. It feels nice knowing she is surrounded by people who love her :)
I love this post. Family is the most important thing I have in my life, even if sometimes, I'm too stubborn to admit it.
ReplyDeleteOnce, I had the chance to peruse my dad's wallet, and a picture of me in the fourth grade fell out. It hit me then that in my dad's mind, I will always be that 10 year old, following him around everywhere. And like so many of us who might relate, he'll call me on the weekends, in the evenings, during my work hours, and sometimes during dinner, just to see if I'm eating. And you better believe if it's 9:30 PM, and I'm not in my apartment, then I'll have to hear the lectures of being out so late at night!
I read your posting about your grandmother. Keeping her and your family in my thoughts.
Very sweet post! I always get the dating questions! Have you always lucked out on avoiding those? Haha.
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