GRANDPARENT
(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)
*Grandparents drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.
*They don't say, "Hurry up."
*Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes.
*They wear funny glasses.
*They can take their teeth and gums out.
*Grandparents don't have to be smart.
*They have answer to questions like "why isn't God married?" and "How come dogs chase cats?".
*When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again.
*They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us every time,and kiss us even when we've acted bad.
*A 6 YEAR OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA LIVED. ''OH,'' HE SAID, ''SHE LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE HAVING HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.''