[twigs]

A teacher I knew speculated recently that she attributes one reason for young children's growing lack of respect to everyone around them as no longer having access to grandparents like they once did. She said, and I agree, that you might talk back to parents, but you think twice about doing it to grandma and grandpa. The learning restraint with them helps carry over to other relationships... eventually.

[cherry]

I was so lucky to have my grandmother in our house when we were little...she died when she was 68 and the few years she lived with us will always be cherished....

from her, I learned respect for my elders...because she was so good to us, how could we ever hurt her?

I had a step-grandfather who we all loved as well....and his wife, our other grandmother...all these grandfolks were differant in many ways, but each gave us "something" to rely on.....

I can remember the day my father climbed the stairs to ask my grandmother if he could borronw $500 for a downpayment on a car...I was sitting on the floor in the room, and I still remmeber the mutual respect shown....I am talking 45 yrs ago...such was the lasting impression....

do you think we will ever get to the time when elderly parents live in their kid's house?....