So I am sitting here at home after having some time to think about things and I realize that I am so lucky to have the greatest great-grandparents in my life. Every time I walk in the door my Nanny is sitting in her chair and her exact words are, “our baby is home.” While I don’t like being called their baby because 28 years old I know it’s important to her to say that. She gets a huge smile and my Papa says, “so how was your day?” While tonight didn’t end with us sitting around our kitchen table eating dinner, seeing them right when I walked in the door was great as usual.
Yes, it’s not easy living with your great-grandparents but I have gotten used to it. They have been the only parents I have ever really known. They have raised me pretty much since I was 9 months old. They were in their mid 50’s when they took me in. That takes two amazing people who are willing to give up the golden years of their lives to raise a little girl who had a lot of emotional issues and raise her as their own. Well, I couldn’t be more grateful for the life they have given me. God knew what he was doing.
2 weeks ago I went and got a tattoo for each one of them. I got a hummingbird for my Nanny and a 4 leaf clover for my Papa. Hummingbirds represent the meaning of timelessness and healing. My Nanny’s love for me is timeless and she healed a little girl who had a lot of pain in her life early on. My Papa is Irish and he loves his heritage. I was lucky to be able to have an amazing man raise me and for that I got very lucky! A 4 leaf clover to represent the luck I have as calling him my Papa.
I have gone through a lot and my Nanny and Papa have gone through it with me. They hurt when I hurt, they are happy when I am happy. I love them so much and I am so blessed to have them by my side. Even when I made a bad decision to continue to love and be with someone they didn’t like, they still stuck by my side. They did tell me how they felt but in the end they were there to pick me up. I love that when I look at my tattoos I will always have them with me not only in my heart but on me as a tribute to the two people who have saved my life!
Yes, it’s not easy living with your great-grandparents but I have gotten used to it. They have been the only parents I have ever really known. They have raised me pretty much since I was 9 months old. They were in their mid 50’s when they took me in. That takes two amazing people who are willing to give up the golden years of their lives to raise a little girl who had a lot of emotional issues and raise her as their own. Well, I couldn’t be more grateful for the life they have given me. God knew what he was doing.
2 weeks ago I went and got a tattoo for each one of them. I got a hummingbird for my Nanny and a 4 leaf clover for my Papa. Hummingbirds represent the meaning of timelessness and healing. My Nanny’s love for me is timeless and she healed a little girl who had a lot of pain in her life early on. My Papa is Irish and he loves his heritage. I was lucky to be able to have an amazing man raise me and for that I got very lucky! A 4 leaf clover to represent the luck I have as calling him my Papa.
No comments:
Post a Comment