What has your grandfather taught you?
by 
Polly Math
ANSWERS: 61
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Fight.
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baseball.. One died before i was born, the other who taught me died when I was 13.
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Never knew my grandfathers, they both had passed away before I was born
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How not to behave in my old (or young) age. He taught me how to hike & backpack =)
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My Grandfather was wonderful he taught me to read before i was three. He gave me my love of sport and music. he taught me that determination is the key to success. never give in.
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Too much to list it all.He tryed to teach me about raising chickens but I was too young.They have no teeth and must be feed rocks(Grit)tiny ones can never run out of water.If hens are sitting they will peck you if you try to get the eggs,because they might become babies!Mama pigs are nice if they like you but be careful around their babies...About fishing,growing veggies,making sausage,peanutbutter."Waste not want not"trying to be self sufficient,fairness,honesty.Importance of intelligence,love......
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Nothing. Both of them and my father were dead by the time I was 3.5 years old.
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He taught me about my Sioux heritage.
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No, grandfather's were both dead before I was born. I had one I thought was my grandfather, but he didn't teach me anything!
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To be me no matter what the world says.
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One grandfather died long before I was born and I was too young to remember the other one before he died.
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well, one of my grandpas died when i was, like two. i wish he could've taught me something. my other grandpa isn't my biological g-pa, he's my dad's step-dad. but still, he's spoken spanish all his life, and i'm not educated in spanish.
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unfortanately nothing, one died bfore i was born and the other when i was like one
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Grandfather say.. "Is the teacher not also the student having also a lot to learn?"
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He taught me about christian religion.
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Well, my grandfather taught me many things. My wife's grandmother is quoted often in this household. Her wisdom is more pronounced around here. For example: On the subject of wishes... "Wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which gets filled first." On the subject of quitting your job... "When you have your hand in a lions mouth, ease it out slowly."
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values.
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My Grandfather was an asshole, nphony, Holy Name Society, fake assed Wife beater. The other one was an alcoholic. I never knew them.
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To be happy through the good times and through the bad times.
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"Yes, dear." can make a marriage last forever.
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I have never had a grandfather, only a nan.
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How to piss off grandma.
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How to smoke a pipe and to sit on the lap of a legless man :)
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nothing really but i did love him. my other one i don't think he loves me anymore.
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To be sure of my target before I squeeze the trigger.
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My grandfather said few words that I can remember, but I do remember him telling me one day, Be a humble person and treat your and respect your elders. He was alway dressed with starched pants and shirt and shoes always shined.
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my grandfather showed me how to make rakia(traditional bulgarian drink) and wine, he showed me how to make lukanka(flat sausage) and many more .. i love this man
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To have empathy.
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My grandfather (at least the one on my dad's side) has taught me that fears can be very, very irrational, even if you've rationalized them in your mind.
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My grandfather taught me that everything we do in life is voluntary, as long as we are prepared to accept the consequences of our actions.
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Nothing to be honest.
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that I am not to define myself through my ethinicity because its my spirit that lives on forever.
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My grandpa taught me a lot. How to hunt, fish, take care of the farm, and spit like a man. He was wonderful. I really miss him.
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He taught me his love of nature, and the basic woodworking skills that remind me of him every time I hammer a nail or pick up a saw---Don't force it: let the tool do the work.
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How to be a dick and get away with it.
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To make the most of evey single minute of my life which hopefully, I am doing. God bless him! He has been dead now for 3 years.
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sadly nothing because i lost both before i was born
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My grandfathers last word was pa'lante, which means Move forward. And it's true. Can't dwell on the past, I must move forward and live my life. It's small, but it means something to me.
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That he was a sociopath and that I should be nothing like him.
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what it's like to live with polio. oh, and he taught me how to sail.
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To have a lighthearted sense of humor and outlook on life. Its helped me thru the toughest of times and depression. Its kinda funny because he never spoke a word of english only spanish and its one of the most important things that anyone has ever taught me. RIP abuelo.
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Hard work and self esteem
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+5 When I was little and in diapers and in a high chair being spoon fed I learned from grandpa that when I get old like him I will be doing it again
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Patience, a touch of the Blarney, how to appreciate Guinness, and don't smoke a pipe.
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my Grandad used to say, "You'll wish you had at 10:00a.m. in the morning. He was usually right especially when I refused the second helping of my Nan's homemade pie :-)
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My favorite lesson from him was how to peel an apple keeping the peeling in a continuous unbroken spiral.
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Fishing
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To turn the lights off when leaving the room and to only fill the kettle with enough water for however many cups of tea are being made!
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if you have nothing good to say about someone say NOTHING..
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what my grandfather taught me is to never give up. he was worked hard all his life he was 65 no legs, pacemaker, and diabetes, and still worked hard to get food on the table
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The value of being on good terms with your neighbours and people in general. He didn't actually teach it. He just lived it. He was a "people person" unlike my father so yes I can say I learnt it from my grandfather.
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My maternal grandfather dies when I was 1 year old, and I can't remember anything my paternal grandfather taught me. He was always giving me things, but I don't remember ever learning anything from him.
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Unfortunately I didn't get to meet either of my grandfathers...so I was unable to learn anything from them. I did, however, learn not to smoke since one of my grandfathers died from lung cancer! +4
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He taught me to pick coffee from coffee plants and to collect other foods at our small farm.
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how to check the fluid levels in my car & how to butter an ear of corn with a slice of bread.
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Not to drink when you have a genetic predisposition to a swollen liver. and the other... Just because you are in the Holy Name Society...doesn't mean you can't still be a wife beater ass*ole.
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My grandpa was born and grew up in Naples, Italy. The things I learned about and from him are endless and priceless. He made awesome home made red wine in caskets in his basement, he was an excellent tailor and worked at Robert Hall making suits without patterns all his life. He was a real good man. Very loving and sweet as hell. I miss him. I can sew because of him too. Ps. He cooked Italian food like a master.
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That I am related to many Henrys. Teehee.
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Both of my grandfathers were dead by the time that I was born.
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To Love to Dance I guess. That's all I remember.
Nrthn1 
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