Posted on 01/06/2022 4:56:06 AM PST by Kaslin
My dad was born in 1912 and he lost his dad in 1924. I don't know when his mother passed away.
I never thought I would ever become a grandmother but it finally happened in 2006 when my son gave me a grand son. I was very happy. My daughter, and her husband who live in Amarillo, TX gave me a grandson in 2008
I didn’t know Betty White, but I can’t find a single ill word spoken or written about her anywhere.Here are a few: "She had a raunchy sense of humor for a grandmotherly figure."
Remember her great line in Lake Placid.
Here’s another, she was a disgusting liberal hag. Marginally entertaining until she reached 70. Unlikable since.
No way would I want her as a grandmother.
This one?
I was discussing Ms White with Mr K (not the one on this forum) a couple of days ago after I had been reading about her work with animal charities. Several people she had worked with said that animals just gravitated toward her, even if they had never seen her before.
People like that, karmically speaking, have very high vibrations. Everyone can see how special that person is, but it’s hard to say what makes him/her that special. Animals and people will be drawn to that person, who will almost never be seen to be having a bad day.
I’m not sure I see old Betty as “Grandma,” however. (Of course, in my family, “Grandma” is someone you probably want to leave alone and stay far away from.)
My father was also born in 1912 also. My mother’s mother was born in 1888 on the day that the white blizzard hit the east coast. Fortunately for her and her family, they lived in Indian Territory which is now Oklahoma. My grandmother was a very conservative lady. She thought that the musical Oklahoma was too racy. She was there when Oklahoma obtained statehood so I guess she knew. She lived with us all the time I was growing up. She would not have approved of Golden Girls. Too racy. Maybe that’s why I’ve never been a fan of Betty White. I’ve struggled with the reason. But I just don’t like her.
She was a nasty old leftist hag.
I remember her as America’s randy Happy Homemaker (Sue Ann Nivens), not as a grandma.
The irony is she had no children yet she is the model grandma. Media employs really stupid people.
For me, the OJ murder case made a permanent change in how I view celebrities, politicians, et al. OJ had a carefully crafted image (everybody’s pal, Mr funny guy who likes a good time, etc) except it came out in the trial that in “real life” he was anything. The people behind OJ knew it yet kept it hidden because $$$$ were at stake ... image needed to get people to open their wallets and spend their money.
I have nothing against Betty, and did not follow her closely. But the fawning over her by the media seems disproportionate to her career impact in show business... it makes me suspect that maybe some is true, and maybe it’s not. But those of us who live in the real world have come across some grandma’s who were endearing and some who were quite the opposite. The media does fill a vacuum - for those people who need someone to admire. May Betty rest in peace.
Yep!
After reading your post, I am wondering if I am like that around animals. I have a friend whose well-trained dogs adorn me with kisses and jump all over me when they see me, as soon as I walk in the room. Then I have to ignore them so that they will pay attention to her commands again. She says I am the only person that they do this with. To add to this, my family calls me the animal whisperer, because we seem to have lots of animals around here, and when I visit, the wild ones appear at their homes. So that’s kind of interesting.
Betty and I had a quiet thing going for years.
The only thing she ever did that bothered me was her penchant for waiting until I was showering and then leaving....
I’ll miss her ....
Can we just let the woman be dead? We don’t spend this much time and energy on people who matter.
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I much prefer my own grandmother over Betty White
“She had a raunchy sense of humor for a grandmotherly figure.”
That’s one of the many things that made her great.. Her sense of humor.
You should have had a chat with Beatrice Arthur, "America's Dyke Great-Aunt."
Regards,
Here are a few: “She had a raunchy sense of humor for a grandmotherly figure.
She was very funny and was always very coy when it came to dirty humor. She lost my respect when she started turning up on shows like SNL and had to use swear words etc to get a laugh. That’s the only reason the younger generation liked her imo
Yep, apparently Beatrice and Better did not get along at all.
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