I've just got off the phone with my Grandma. She has a pretty good sense of humour and mentioned that she was lonely. I told her she needs to get online (as I always do) as it would make her life so much easier and she could chat online etc. I jokingly suggested online dating and she said "who'd want me with a walking stick." I said at 92 most people would have either a stick or a frame or a wheelchair, and she said " God no! I don't want some old codger. I want someone who could pull my curtains on for me, and reach things in high up places". I suggested maybe a toy boy then.
Well the seed is sown. She's coming over next week to check out our laptops and iPad to see what would suit her best. She did also say that it would be nice not to have to rely on her mills and boon and made a joke about sex. I won't go into that as I will have to bleach my brain as it is - her being my Grandma and all.
The whole conversation got me thinking though. She just doesn't see herself as old at all. She wears crazy mismatched clothes, bling jewellery and bright makeup. She once went to a fancy dress party as "an old lady". Another time she went as a bunny girl. And did a dance routine.
Where I live, most people her age are really racist (including my other grandparents who are now dead) but she never has been. She made friends with the Indian family across the road when they first took over the shop and used to look after their children when the parents had to go to he wholesalers. She was invited to the daughters very lavish Indian wedding and had a ball. The son has gone a bit off the rails and is a bit of a "gangsta" has even spent time in prison. But he's still got a soft spot for grandma and regularly takes her to town to pick up her pension in his 2 seater sports car blaring out bangra. He parks on double yellows, sees grandma into the bank, and then circles until she's ready. She loves it! She says she feels like Bonnie and Clyde!
I could give loads more tales. I don't think I'll be like her when I'm 92. Hell, I'm only 40 and I'm not like her! I think I'll be bitter and twisted and harking back to my youth.
I'm not being unreasonable though am I? She is pretty awesome.
AIBU?
To think my 92 year old Grandma is awesome?
northcountrygirl · 06/04/2013 22:34
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your grandma sounds awesome my nana died just after dd1 was born she was the best I still miss her, but I hope your grandma finds lurve or a man who can hang her curtains ( that is maybe a euphemism) for her 
YANBU, she's great 
But I've met similar kinds of people to your Grandma and they're just so giving and accepting of everyone, it puts me to shame. I love it when they say things like 'don't you listen to anyone else, just be who you want to be', and 'everything's so expensive these days, it's so much harder for youngsters today'.
the old lady who lived upstairs from me was brilliant shed run out to the club 3 nights a week bingo another night and she had 2 gentlemen friends 1 a wednesday another a sunday 
she was 99 when she died 
We should set her up with my Grandad. He's equally awesome.
The man has a better social life than I do. A few years ago he broke up with his 55 year old girlfriend because she was 'too clingy' - he was 82 at the time!
When my uncle got married, we were sat at the top table together. There is a fantastic picture capturing the looks on the faces of myself and two female cousins when he decided to inform us that viagra was over rated and completely unnecessary.
She sounds like my great grandma.
Shes a little Irish lady and looks so fragile but is she bollocks! Shes currently match making my brother with any woman she finds.
She also Skype's me and my son. She says she is too young to be a great great grandma.
She drinks sherry every night, walks a mile everyday and still tells my grandad off which is funny as hes a 64 year old man
Great aren't they.
I have my grandad and nanny alive at over 80, so much fun. Grandad is grumpy but still so loving but oh so grumpy.
Nanny spends her time telling me grandad has ali imers (Alzheimer's) and wondering how my blue berry phone works.
They drove down from Kent last weekend, we offered to pick them up and take them home but they said no, grandad enthused over my lamb roast,lots of hums and dribble
Nanny: Grandad you have no taste buds, why are you humming over the Dinner?
Grandad: i have no taste buds where your cooking is concerned but this is lovely.
If they get the answer phone when they call they just shout "it's nanny and grandad" and they still call and sing happy birthday to me at the grand old age of 30 + something.
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Utterly awesome and I think you should take all the lessons you can from her. Fanfuckintastic.
Not quite on the same scale, but my Ds was quite impressed by my then 71 year old dad (a mere stripling by your grandmas standard) having a damn good bounce on his trampoline when we first got it. I was 
as my pelvic floor wouldnt allow more than 3 minutes!
Now at 74 he still plays a pretty energetic game of football with Ds. Ds is nearly 7 so I hope he has some good memories to look back on.
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