Ben, I absolutely loved your story. I can relate so much to it. My grandparents all lived in small North Carolina towns and I used to have to spend weeks in the summer with them doing things like you said going "into town" where there weren't very many places but old general stores and friendly country folk. I think about it now wondering if i'd be able to survive since its so secluded and I don't get any cell reception and there is no internet and when I was little there was no cable as well. I totally understand the feeling of not wanting to be there as a teen but having your parents suggest that you spend time with your grandparents and then getting to know more about them than you ever did just by spending time and not blowing them off. This story made me rather emotional because my grandparents are no longer living and it definitely brought a sense of nostalgia and the grief I often times forget about. Thank you for allowing me to remember even if just for a moment my childhood summers spent in North Carolina and how I so deeply cherish them.
I like how you incorporated audio into your story, it helped me keep my attention. I think the description of the small town of your grandparents is something that's relatable to a lot of people. I love the fact that the town supplied ten percent of all the bricks in America. So random but also so telling of how minuscule the town is, that that is the biggest claim to fame. "Every time I flushed the toilet, water would pop up the bathtub drain," was a laugh out loud moment for me, and I love your other uses of language as well (ie popsicles frezer-burned since the eighties). I'm glad it all came around to really understanding your grandparents and the lifestyle, and appreciating it. Overall I thought it was well done.
Ben, I absolutely loved your story. I can relate so much to it. My grandparents all lived in small North Carolina towns and I used to have to spend weeks in the summer with them doing things like you said going "into town" where there weren't very many places but old general stores and friendly country folk. I think about it now wondering if i'd be able to survive since its so secluded and I don't get any cell reception and there is no internet and when I was little there was no cable as well. I totally understand the feeling of not wanting to be there as a teen but having your parents suggest that you spend time with your grandparents and then getting to know more about them than you ever did just by spending time and not blowing them off. This story made me rather emotional because my grandparents are no longer living and it definitely brought a sense of nostalgia and the grief I often times forget about. Thank you for allowing me to remember even if just for a moment my childhood summers spent in North Carolina and how I so deeply cherish them.
ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated audio into your story, it helped me keep my attention. I think the description of the small town of your grandparents is something that's relatable to a lot of people. I love the fact that the town supplied ten percent of all the bricks in America. So random but also so telling of how minuscule the town is, that that is the biggest claim to fame. "Every time I flushed the toilet, water would pop up the bathtub drain," was a laugh out loud moment for me, and I love your other uses of language as well (ie popsicles frezer-burned since the eighties). I'm glad it all came around to really understanding your grandparents and the lifestyle, and appreciating it. Overall I thought it was well done.
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