Have you
ever taken the time to think about grandparents and just how important they are? Grandparents are special! I believe this because they are like
teachers, very wise and we learn from them.
I’m lucky to have a grandfather.
I have a great and loving
grandfather. I call him Pawpaw He is
62 years old. His name is Robert McAteer. His hair has turned gray and unfortunately he
has sugar diabetes from being sprayed by chemicals when he fought in Vietnam in
1970. I live with my grandfather. He is my guardian. He does a lot for me. He wakes me and my siblings up early in the
morning for school. I have two brothers
and one sister. They are all younger
than me. That is not easy. My sister, Chellisa, does not like to get up. She is a heavy sleeper and my 6 year old
brother Robert he is tired in the morning and just wants to lay in Pawpaw’s
lap. Then while we are at school he goes
shopping for groceries or anything we need.
When he comes back from shopping he splits all his change between us,
for our banks. As you can see, my Pawpaw
loves and cares for us all. Another
thing I really love about my Pawpaw is that he tells me stories about his
childhood. He told me that his dad was
very strict and his older brother got him in trouble. He looks up to his father and he can be
strict just like his dad was with him. I
learn a lot from him about life.
Also, there are many other things my
grandfather taught me. He taught me
things like, how to write a thank you note and why that is important. It helps me and my siblings learn what
appreciation means. He also taught me to
blow on a Dandelion to make a wish, shuffling playing cards the cool way (
splitting the deck and fanning them together), and using tools in the
garage. Blowing Dandelions and shuffling
cards are fun but learning how to use tools is useful in case a person wants to
be a construction worker. Also now, I can fix a bike! I can fix things instead
of calling someone to help. So now you
know a few of the things that grandparents can teach us and why grandparents
are valuable.
Grandparents play a very important
role in our lives and in the world. Grandparents
are special. So let’s take the time and
think about what we can do for them. I
only have one grandparent left, Robert McAteer.
I worry about his sugar diabetes and I need to take extra good care of
him like he does of me. If I had the
time I could write a million pages about my Pawpaw. He is one in a million. My
grandpa is amazing and I love him very much.
Trisha, Mrs. Koller's 5th grade
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