Goodbye abuelita

[seaboy4hire]

http://latinousa.org/2015/12/25/saying-goodbye-to-abuelita-2/ I'm at a Starbucks enjoying a cup of coffee and trying to listen to this but I can't finish it right now. I'm starting to water up and burst. I didn't get the chance to meet and get to know my abuelita till I was almost 20 yrs old. She passed about 8 yrs later. But the few yrs that I got to see her chat with her on the phone and hear her silly stories and songs will be cherished forever. I might not have all the yrs of memories like my sisters and primos but I still miss her just the same. She was the family historian who knew everyones story like the back of her hand going all the way back to when the family first came to the States.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[MrMiniver]

Abuelita? Is that a very small grandmother?

[seaboy4hire]

Abuelita? Is that a very small grandmother?

 

Grandma in Spanish.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[jackjackjack]

http://latinousa.org/2015/12/25/saying-goodbye-to-abuelita-2/ I'm at a Starbucks enjoying a cup of coffee and trying to listen to this but I can't finish it right now. I'm starting to water up and burst. I didn't get the chance to meet and get to know my abuelita till I was almost 20 yrs old. She passed about 8 yrs later. But the few yrs that I got to see her chat with her on the phone and hear her silly stories and songs will be cherished forever. I might not have all the yrs of memories like my sisters and primos but I still miss her just the same. She was the family historian who knew everyones story like the back of her hand going all the way back to when the family first came to the States.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

Very sweet remembrance, Greg

[+ deej]

Grandmothers are always sweet memories.

 

On one side, my grandma was the prototypical sweet old lady from the midwest. On the other side, she was a brassy take-no-prisoners broad who took me bar hopping on new year's eve every year.

 

Like your abuelita, they knew everything about all of their various grandkids, and I treasured every moment I spent with them.

 

Touching story you posted. Thanks!

[curiousnomore]

Be thankful for the time you had with her and move forward, always knowing she is a part of you.

[seaboy4hire]

Be thankful for the time you had with her and move forward, always knowing she is a part of you.

 

Oh I am very thankful for the time I did get to spend with her. I see parts of her in me all the time.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[+ Truereview]

I see her attention to detail and sweet story-telling in you, Greg. Un besito a ti y a abuelita! Que en Paz descanse.

[+ MasssageGuy]

It's a beautiful thing to listen to our "elders" as they have experience and insight that spans two generations. My Grandmother was wonderful to listen to and I loved the stories. Stories are so important and what makes us human. No other creature on the planet can communicate this way. Stories are the threads that bind us together.

Thanks for sharing. I get a tear or tears in my eyes thinking of my Grandmother and the Seniors I helped during my days as a Social Worker.

[MrMiniver]

Grandma in Spanish.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

Oh, I had 8 years of Spanish was was taught "abuela" is grandmother. Never heard of "abuelita" until your post

[seaboy4hire]

Oh, I had 8 years of Spanish was was taught "abuela" is grandmother. Never heard of "abuelita" until your post

 

It's been a while since I've taken Spanish classes but I think that was what I was taught was grandma.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[+ deej]

Oh, I had 8 years of Spanish was was taught "abuela" is grandmother. Never heard of "abuelita" until your post

 

Whenever you see "ita" (or "ito") appended to a word in Spanish it's a modified form usually signifying endearment. It can also connote reduced size. ("Little grandmother" or "Dear grandmother", depending on usage.)

 

There actually isn't a 1:1 translation, but that's the gist of it.

[bigvalboy]

Both my grandmothers have been gone for a several decades. I'm no longer get teary, not even when I visit their grave site, too much time has passed, but I do have a tremendous sense of appreciation, knowing now how difficult their struggle must have been, paving the way for generations to come. That is an endearment that can't easily be put into words.

[seaboy4hire]

Grandmas are something very special. No one can replace the love and understanding of a grandma. My great grandma on my mom's side passed when I was in first grade. I still have happy memories of having tea and grham crackers with her during tea time (she was English/Irish), eating the wine grapes from the backyard and having yummy vanilla ice cream at the kitchen table.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[Kenny]

It's been a while since I've taken Spanish classes but I think that was what I was taught was grandma.

 

Hugs,

Greg

It's the diminutive of abuela, which is grandmother. Abuelita is a term of affection meaning "little grandmother." As in sweet little thing.

[+ friendofsheila]

Que le vayas bien, abuelita de nuestro Chacho del Mar.

[MrMiniver]

Whenever you see "ita" (or "ito") appended to a word in Spanish it's a modified form usually signifying endearment. It can also connote reduced size. ("Little grandmother" or "Dear grandmother", depending on usage.)

 

There actually isn't a 1:1 translation, but that's the gist of it.

 

I knew the "ita" thing which is why in my first post I made the quip about "little."

[+ beethoven]

I think that Hillary Clinton recently said something about "my abuelita," and was criticized for pandering to Latino voters. Any comments on that would belong in the Politics section, but I think I'm allowed to mention it here.

[Brian Kevin]

trying to listen to this but I can't finish it right now.

 

I made it to 0:46 seconds. What a wonderful way message. I couldn't go any further. I'm glad we can relate to one another with that aspect of our life. Grandmas rock!!