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Hellobee Boards Topic: How often did you see your grandparents growing up? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:28:21 +0000 Mae on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2703168 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:36:42 +0000 Mae 2703168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everyone was pretty local. My dad's parents at least once a week. My mom's mom at least a couple times a month. My grandpa maybe once every few months Mrs.Pinecone316 on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2703084 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:55:56 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2703084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pretty much never for my dads side. My moms side I saw my grandma probably once a month or every other month she would come stay the weekend or we would go stay the weekend there. She lived about 1.5 hrs away. travellingbee on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701738 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:11:25 +0000 travellingbee 2701738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mom's side, a few times a year. Dad's side, once a week. They lived close by. PawPrints on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701733 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:08:44 +0000 PawPrints 2701733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad's parents lived a 9-hour car drive away, we saw them 2-4 times per year. We continued to make that drive at least once a year even after I moved away, right up until my grandmother died six years ago. My mom's parents lived a 2-hour plane flight away, we saw them about once a year. youboots on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701630 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:04:54 +0000 youboots 2701630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About 1x a month for both sets. But my Dads parents I spent time with overnight and went on several trips with them. Boogs on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701623 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:00:21 +0000 Boogs 2701623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For many years I saw that probably several times a week, especially my grandmas. snowjewelz on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701580 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:30:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2701580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad's parents weren't local land also passed away when I was young. My mom's mom basically raised me when I was a newborn and I def saw them much more; probably every week till we moved away. looch on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701544 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:39:22 +0000 looch 2701544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hardly ever, I can count on one hand the number of times I have visited with them. Since I didn't have grandparents close by, it was important that my son have the experience I wasn't able to. Anagram on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701541 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:37:08 +0000 Anagram 2701541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I grew up in west Texas and both sets of grandparents were in Virginia...most years, we saw them 2-3 times. Ajsmommy on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701445 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:45:54 +0000 Ajsmommy 2701445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maternal grandparents, daily. We lived just up the road. Paternal grandparents, 2-3 times a year. They lived 3 hrs away Kemma on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701443 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:27:33 +0000 Kemma 2701443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both my sets of grandparents lived within a 5-10 minute drive so we saw them all the time! I have wonderful memories of biking to my Grandmother's place for afternoon tea after school and spending school holidays at my other Grandparent's small farm. I hope my own children are blessed to have such a wonderful relationship with their own grandparents :heart: Corduroy on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701442 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 01:30:06 +0000 Corduroy 2701442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My grandparents all lived in the same city about 8 hours from us. We saw my maternal grandparents twice a year for a week at a time. They visited us for a week and we visited them for a week. I felt like I knew them really well when they passed. It's part of the reason I try to go along with all the IL visits. We saw my paternal grandparents once or twice a year for a meal. winter_wonder on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701423 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 22:30:43 +0000 winter_wonder 2701423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maternal grandparents - M-F every day (they lived really close to our school. Paternal grandparents- once a week. azjax on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701415 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 22:10:58 +0000 azjax 2701415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maternal grandmother had frequent visits; we saw her about once a month. Both of my grandfathers passed when I was young, and I wish I had more memories of them. My paternal grandmother is a free spirit and moves frequently, so I've only seen her like a dozen times in my life! sapphire on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701412 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 22:04:08 +0000 sapphire 2701412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had only one living set and I only saw them every 6 months or so because they were a 4 hour car ride away. They also hardly ever visited us. We weren't close. Grace on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701371 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:25:42 +0000 Grace 2701371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad's parents lived across the driveway from us, so we saw them every day or two. My mom's lived 10 min away and we saw them 1-2 times a month. Mrs. Pickle on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701344 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:53:23 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2701344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A couple time a month. I wasn't close to them though and still am not. By contrast DD sees her around 4x a year and they already have a good relationship. LindsayLou on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701320 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:48:23 +0000 LindsayLou 2701320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We only saw my dad's parents for probably about 15 visits, ever. They lived two states away, and only travelled to us twice. They were significantly older. My grandpa was 82 when I was born, and my grandma was about 5 years younger. They passed away when I was 10 and 17. My mom's mom we saw about 6-7 times a year, for holidays and birthdays. My mom's dad we saw once every year or two. sunny on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701305 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:40:27 +0000 sunny 2701305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We lived with one grandma so I saw her everyday. The other grandparents I saw only a few times because they lived in other countries. birdofafeather on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701296 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:22:18 +0000 birdofafeather 2701296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my mom's dad died before i was born and her mother died when i was a baby, but i do have a photo with me and her. my dad's parents lived a 3-5 hour flight away, so i saw them maybe once a year until they passed in high school and college. Littlebit7 on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701284 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:39:45 +0000 Littlebit7 2701284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1-2 x per year. Once when we flew to california to see them, and once when they would come see us. We were military, so between moves we would often go for longer, and each of our cali trips (seemed like) 2-4 weeks long. Always over the summer. JerricaBenton on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701275 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:12:53 +0000 JerricaBenton 2701275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My paternal grandparents all the time, 2-3 times per week. My maternal grandparents lived a few states away so maybe twice a year for 4-5 days at a time. psw27 on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701272 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:53:38 +0000 psw27 2701272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom's parents: almost all summer long when they were alive (only until I was 7 sadly). My dad's parents: probably weekly until we moved when I was 6. They stopped caring after that so we didn't see them for a long time, I think about 7-8 years. Then my grandfather got sick when I was 18 and they suddenly wanted to be around so we saw them 1-2 times a year until he died when I was 25. My grandmother eventually lived with my parents so I would see her when I came home from college. I'm glad we were closer as I entered adulthood but I also realized how hurt I was that they stopped caring for 12 years. DesertDreams88 on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701270 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:50:05 +0000 DesertDreams88 2701270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom's parents: Biweekly in the summers (they were snowbirds). My dad's dad: Not often - he had Alzheimers and died when I was 10. My dad's mom: Maybe once a year for most of childhood since she lived across the country, then every other month when she moved to a nursing home in our state. fancyfunction on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701252 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:19:26 +0000 fancyfunction 2701252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Prob every 1-2 weeks. But my mom's parents also watched me during school breaks. skipra on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701231 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:41:08 +0000 skipra 2701231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom's parents lived with us during the summer. We would visit them for a week in the winters and a few times they visited over Christmas. As they got older they lived with us full time rather than moving into a nursing home. My dad's parents passed before I was born. lamariniere on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701180 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:26:17 +0000 lamariniere 2701180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad's dad I only saw 5 times (well, 5 visits). He lived in Thailand. My maternal grandparents lived in the same state but we saw them maybe once or twice a year when I was really young and then more like once a year or every few years as I got older. The last time I saw my grandpa (my only remaining living grandparent), was 10 years ago at my mom's funeral. I was supposed to see him the last time I was home, but he ended up having a major medical problem and we didn't see him. krispi on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701168 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:01:14 +0000 krispi 2701168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I saw my mom's parents daily when I was little. They watched us while my parents were working. We were super close and would vacation with them (with and without my parents) as well. We only saw my dad's parents a couple of times a year. We weren't very close with them. We visited for holidays and such but always with my parents. We never spent time alone with them. milano14 on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701157 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:38:50 +0000 milano14 2701157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ They both lived out of state, about a 6 hour drive. Would see them 2x a year. newlypregnantlady on "How often did you see your grandparents growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-you-see-your-grandparents-growing-up#post-2701155 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:36:19 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2701155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1x per year. We lived in a different country than both sets.