# My grandmother is turning 105! Whoo-hoo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177 "2009-12-14T02:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/1 "2009-12-14T02:48:52Z")
On December 17th my grandmother will turn 105! She was born on the first anniversary of the Wright brother’s flight at Kitty Hawk, just to show how much has changed in the world since then. I love her more than myself. I was the oldest granchild, and that made me feel special. She’s the last of her generation in my family, the oldest person in her nursing home, the oldest member of her church, and so on. Her hearing and eyesight aren’t so great, and she can’t walk too well, but she’s still mentally OK, and her bottom teeth are her own. She had to go to the dentist a couple of years ago, and they treated her like a queen, telling the family they’d never treated anyone of that age. My most treasured possession is the candy dish she had in her home. It’s one of my earliest memories, trying to sneak candy out of it while we grandchildren would be at her house. Grandma, I love you! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/2 "2009-12-14T02:52:33Z")
I accidentally insulted my grandmother on her last birthday when I insinuated that she was 96. Turns out she’s only 94. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/3 "2009-12-14T02:56:56Z")
Rock on, granny!! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/4 "2009-12-14T03:14:12Z")
Yay! That’s so cool! Happy Birthday, **Baker’s** Grandma! Both my grandmas have been gone for a while and I still miss them. You’re so fortunate to have her with you still. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/5 "2009-12-14T03:26:43Z")
My maternal grandma was born in 1901. I inherited her sugar scoop. I have such warm memories of baking with her. Happy birthday to your grandmother! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/6 "2009-12-14T03:49:53Z")
Congrats to your grandmother and happy birthday to her. Not many people make it to her age. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/7 "2009-12-14T04:06:36Z")
I was just thinking today, that my father would be 105 next month. Happy birthday to your grandmother, and I’m so glad you still have her with you. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/8 "2009-12-14T04:41:54Z")
I visited my father’s oldest surviving sister today. She doesn’t remember anything that happens now for more than a few minutes, and fortunately didn’t inquire about her daughter, who died this last summer. She remembered my name and asked me how old I was and how old she was. I told her I am 47 and that she is 50 years older than me. “So I’m 97?” Right. She’ has finally managed to mellow since here short term memory is shot, and she is happier now than she has ever been in her life. Please God, take me before I hit my 90s. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/9 "2009-12-14T05:00:32Z")
My grandparents are 80 and 81. I’m fortunate enough to be living just upstairs from them. I truly cherish them everyday. Happy Birthday to your grandma, it’s a wonderful thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/10 "2009-12-14T05:01:01Z")
Congratulations to your grandmother and best wishes. I hope you inherited some of those prize genes, **Baker**! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RhapsodyInBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RhapsodyInBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RhapsodyInBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/11 "2009-12-14T05:07:44Z")
Happy Birthday and felicitations to Grandma Baker! If you haven’t already, do get her to tell you the stories of “the olden days” and get them on tape! You’ve probably heard her stories many times and you believe you know them by heart, but having them on tape would be really special for your kids and grandkids down the road. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/12 "2009-12-14T05:24:18Z")
Wow. My maternal grandma is 89 and doing okay – not great, but for a woman of her age, definitely okay. And _her_ MIL lived to be 102. Like your grandma, her eyes and ears were pretty shot, and physically she got very frail, but she was mentally there pretty much until the end. Happy birthday to your grandma! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/13 "2009-12-14T08:47:13Z")
My mother’s father and my father’s mother are still great at 86 years old. I talk to them all the time and converse just like I always did. My grandfather still owns his own real estate brokerage firm and flies to Las Vegas to gamble 5 times a year or so among other places and still drives and mows his own yard. If you didn’t know, you couldn’t tell he he is above his mid-fifties when you talk to him on the phone. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/14 "2009-12-14T08:54:16Z")
Happy birthday to Grandma Baker! My only remaining grandma turns 95 next month and she’s still going strong; I’m hoping she’ll make it to the century mark just 'cos (but only if she’s still hale and hearty). ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/15 "2009-12-14T10:15:13Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > I accidentally insulted my grandmother on her last birthday when I insinuated that she was 96. Turns out she’s only 94. Yeah. G’Grandma punched my mom when she saw how many candles we fit on that cake. There was a heat wave coming off it. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/16 "2009-12-14T13:41:56Z")
For her birthday present you should buy her green bananas. A very happy and health birthday to Grandma Baker! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/17 "2009-12-14T14:20:26Z")
Another happy birthday from the imaginary internet people, here! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/18 "2009-12-14T14:51:05Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > I was just thinking today, that my father would be 105 next month. Happy birthday to your grandmother, and I’m so glad you still have her with you. My father would have been 91 today. It would make me sad, but it is also the 16th anniversary of our first date. So I got a good kiss this morning. 🙂 Happy birthday, Baker’s Grandma. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/19 "2009-12-14T15:20:19Z")
My grandad would have been 105 this year too but we lost him at the tender young age of 100. Too much hard livin’ I suppose. Congrats, **Baker** , that’s pretty cool. I love the stories and perceptions older folks can share. ---
**Author:** ![Magicicada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177/20 "2009-12-15T03:14:33Z")
Congratulations to your Grandma! How many generations are in your family? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-is-turning-105-whoo-hoo/521177.md?page=2)