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All tagged grandparent

May 19
May 19 Throwback

In the picture, photographed in Burma, my grandmother is seated on the traditional teak chair in the veranda and my grandfather stands behind her in the shadows thrown by a padauk tree …

Apr 28
Apr 28 Nona

David Salazar

Right after we swapped gifts, she asked ever so quietly what date it was and my father replied it was Christmas. I would've liked to tell her that it was her birthday, that we were celebrating her.

Feb 2
Feb 2 Long-Distance Mourning

Luna Ranjit

Aji passed surrounded by her surviving children and all her grandchildren, except her favorite one.

May 19 May 19 Throwback

Apr 28 Apr 28 Nona

Feb 2 Feb 2 Long-Distance Mourning

May 19
May 19 Throwback

Apr 28
Apr 28 Nona

Feb 2
Feb 2 Long-Distance Mourning