My grandmother was more than a grandmother to me. She loved me so much and we were very close to each other. Everybody thought I was her daughter

 

 

Marie-Jeanne Aceus

I was everywhere with my grandmother. Even if she went out for a few days or weeks I was always beside her. We used to live in the country, when you live in the country everything is different to the capital.

We had no electricity in the house. I didn’t have some luxuries in life, like the other kids who lived in the capital because there was no light, no stove, no refrigerator and no TV. Without those things, I had a good life with her life. I couldn't watch TV, but every day before bedtime she told me different stories about when she was young, or any joke she knew that could make me laugh.

Without   a refrigerator she kept me healthy by using wood stove every morning to make me a cup of salt-tea. I didn't like it, but I had to drink it, because she didn’t allow me to have any sugar in the morning." Too much sugar not good for your health especially in the morning. Without having anything salted yet" she said; I was able to have something sweet only at night after dinner.

 She used to make some pudding different flavor like banana, yucca, and chocolate. The banana putting was my favorite one. My grandmother was enjoyed to cook. And she use to cook every day because we didn't have a refrigerator to save any leftover food.. That way I learned from her how to cook because she was a good cook. That was her passion when she was young and continue into when she got old she used to prepare food for people who had to celebrate a big occasion. Sometimes she got pay for it, sometimes she did it free for her family.

 

 

My grandmother was famous in her fried pork and pikliz.  I enjoyed when she made them. and I always ask her to taste when I tasted for her she made sure I told her what's missing or not, but they always good to me even if she saw something was missing like a little salt or spicy, I didn't good enough to discover  what was missing. Sometimes she yield at me I want to be good in cooking so you can have your own restaurant be independently you don't have to work with nobody. And she kissed me I loved her very much

  Most of the time I told my friends and I keep telling them how I loved my grandmother more than my mother they cannot believe it. When they asked me why, I never told them the truth, especially people who know my mother.

 

I was four years old,

 

I don't remember exactly what was happening be , tween my mother and my grandmother; they had a discussion and my mother pushed my grandmother She almost fell and I started to cry. My

grandmother went to her room. She picked up her clothes and was about to leave the house. I was so sad but I couldn't say anything to my mother. The only thing I did just I kept follow my grandmother until she finished packed up her stuffs, and walked out to the courtyard. We both sat down there with her clothes next to her. I was panicked to see her with sadness in her face. Then, she told me she felt sorry she had to leave me, because she was going to one of my aunt's house in a different city. I was more panicked when I heard that.

 

 

 I explained to her how I’m going to miss her, how hard it would be for me to sleep without her. I've used to sleep with her in one bed. since I was a baby I never sleep next to my mother, I always next to Grandma because My mother use to remind me those things. I keep telling her how I enjoyed her stories at night, she was the only one who could make me sleep when I couldn't sleep especially when I have a cold. Finally she realized that remember of everything she got done for me. She changed her mind, and didn't go anymore.

   When my mother saw my reactions and heard about my conversation with my grandmother she realized how I loved my grandmother, if she left the house because of that situation; I would be unhappy in the house; She went to my grandmother apologized she felt guilty with tear in her eyes I was watching them, they gave peace to each other. Once they did that our great life continue as it was before.