Personal Narrative: Positive Connections With Older Generations

Positive connections with older generations can enrich our lives. When I was thirteen I had the worst summer of my life. Three major things contributed to that; first, I had to miss my grade eight graduation to go on a family vacation to Poland (which at the time was devastating for me) second, I stressed for 2 whole months worrying over my first day of high school, and third, I realized my grandfather was actually the meanest person I had ever met. Let me start off by saying that I had never even thought my grandpa was that great of a person to begin with. But his moody periods and grumpy fits could be chalked off to the strain of old age, and although inexcusable, his homophobia and racism was something he grew up with, but when he finally showed me his true colours that summer I lost it. My grandfather blew his top at me, cussed me out and kicked my mom, grandma and me out of the house for no reason other than his fun.
I resented him when I learned of all his wrongdoings and for two years I never forgave him. But only for two years, because when I was fifteen my grandpa on my dads side passed away from cancer. I had always been close to that grandpa, I had memories upon memories with him, secrets, jokes and midnight card games with him, so when he had died it impacted me immensely. I began to think about the grandpa I had left, and I wondered how my mom could have forgiven him even after all the horrible things he had done and said. That was when I realized my