Example Of Creative Writing On The Special Connection Between My Grandmother And Me

Despite the intergenerational gap, my relationship with my grandmother has been both meaningful and powerful. I guess there was some “good fit” or correct “prescription” that enabled us to build a strong relationship. Even though my grandfather has been equally friendly and loving, my grandmother has always shared in more activities with me, and perhaps that is why I consider her my “closest” grandparent. Perhaps it is because we are both women, considering my elder brothers and even my dad are often out and about with my grandfather. Despite the fact that I have been playing the role of a romantic partner to my husband for three years and a caregiver and nurturer to my six week old baby boy, I can still characterize my relationship with my grandmother as being equally intimate.
For the most part, I always perceived my relationship with my grandmother as emotionally close. My grandmother and I have always admired and relied on each other, showed affection and love toward each other, and we have been generally satisfied in the reciprocity of our relationship. No doubt, one of the best and most extraordinary components of my grandmother’s relationship with me is the mutual give-and-take. Even at the twilight of my teenage years, my relationship with my grandmother continued to strengthen. It seemed that my getting older did not matter to her, rather she accepted my maturation, and never desired to coddle me. I still remember the gifts my grandmother used to give me that I always viewed as guilty pleasures. Regardless of my age, she does not mind adding to my collection of cutesy jewelry, knick-knacks and what not, and neither do I.
My grandmother has always loved to feel particular close to me and she has always played the role of confidant. I feel that the reason my grandmother has particularly been happy and satisfied in our relationship is because I have always shared my secret dreams and fears with her. Similarly, I have always valued my relationship with my grandmother as it has been intimate, as it has provided me with a degree of separation from my more immediate family members, such as my parents and two older brothers. The conversations that my grandmother and I have shared over the years have helped in developing a new perspective and forming a special feeling of confidentiality between us. Even today, I would rather share my secrets with my grandmother first than with my “girlfriends.”
My grandmother always liked to help me out and I often wanted help. One of the best things about our relationship is that I have always let her feel that she is contributing something meaningful and useful to my life. I have always valued her for her years of experience and wisdom. I remember coming home from a long day at school one day when my grandmother sat me down and told me she wanted to talk to me about love. I still remember her telling me that, “Love is patient and kind, love is selfless and unconditional,” and “You should always accept only the best from someone.” Receiving advice like this from my grandmother always felt like there was barely any “strings” attached. Perhaps if it was not for what my grandmother told me about love that day, I would not have realized how much I loved my childhood best friend, who is now my husband of three years.
I have always also always valued spend time with my grandmother. Over the years, we have gone on walks, spent time playing board or card games, gone shopping, planted the garden, and many times have just talked to each other at home or sitting on a park bench. We have always enjoyed each other’s company. I have always been pleased by the fact that it has given my grandmother a great deal of satisfaction that I have always enjoyed spending time with her. My grandmother has always taken joy in knowing that I frequently and willingly wish to spend time with her and she has always taken great pleasure in spending time with me. In a relationship like ours, I believe it cannot get any better than this.
Over the years, my grandmother and I have taken care of each other in numerous different ways. The area of affection is one of the most significant yet basic ways in which we have done so. My grandmother would often sit with me, hold my hand, put her arm around my shoulder or waist, and most important of all, say “I love you,” perhaps more often than I did. However, I took have taken great pleasure in expressing my affection and love to my grandmother, simply because of the high quality interactions that we have had in our lifetime. I have always felt that my grandmother has been utterly interested in the receiving end of my adoration and warmth, and she has always cared for me by actually reserving time to show me how much she cares for me.
I will forever cherish the affection, emotional closeness, companionship, guidance and nurturance, intimacy, and special connection that my grandmother and I have shared with each other over the years. I am glad and grateful to God that I am still able to enjoy her physical presence in my life and do not have to cope with her absence just yet. Considering how intimate our relationship has been, her absence from my life would probably devastate me. I am proud of my grandmother and to some extent of myself that despite our intergenerational gap, we gave a chance to human and relationship experience to flourish, and that experience bloomed into the special connection, the special relationship between my grandmother and me.