As one of my main roles at the university used to be teaching grammar to first year students, it is with some reluctance that I haven’t corrected Son’s email to my mother/his only grandparent. I have always wondered why my grammar knowledge didn’t just seep into Son, in an osmosis-ish way but this is probably because I am not a scientist!
He wrote this to her not long after his spinal surgery, when we were having some tough times.
Your the best Grandma and this is the best family / life anyone could ever imagine to have. I am indeed too lucky. In so many ways there’s a lot of good and some bad never 50/50 I grown to realise life gets harder but it also gets much better! There is always hard patches that seem to get worst over time but the that makes the good so much better! Therefore “Life really does get better and better!” I will always remember that saying you said years back “dark can never go into light – But light can shatter dark” & I thank you so much for your help it really helps. Todays a new day and I feel real good! Thanks Grandma xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
jmgoyder 
Hi,
A fantastic letter, and how wonderful that he wrote it as well to let his Grandmother know how he felt, very nice.
Yes, he is definitely a one-off kid (except when he the epitomy of evil hehe!)
Wonderful letter to Grandmother… he is such a nice young man. Grandmother’s quote fascinated me. I will remember this always. Thank you dear Julie, Blessing and Happiness to you all. Love, nia
Yes, he is a good boy MOSTLY!!
What a lovely boy!
Would you like to adopt him for awhile? Please say yes! I am actually a bit serious here – it could be a good blog case-study!
If he wants to spend some time in the UK, I have a spare bedroom…
I’m actually quite serious about his idea – mmmm – let’s think about it!
Just say the word. But give me time to tidy it up!
Okay and would you mind paying for his trip as well – hahahahaha!
Seriously, you never know. If I had the money … I would give you plenty of notice!
Who cares about his grammar, when his heart and wisdom shine so brightly 😀
I agree, although I am cringing about his lack of apostrophe prowess – hehe!
Live long enough and grammar will maybe become cool again.
It was part of the class war when it was standardised so that you could safely ignore the opinions and needs of those who had not got a grasp of the apostrophe. The acid test is, “Can you understand the writing?” I understood the letter although it grated here and there but that is my problem not his.
He looks as though he has got a grasp of essential philosophy so I would settle for that in my children.
Oh, the grating! I try to correct him but he gets mad at me, so I will have to settle for his philosophical wisdom rather than his ability to put a sentence together properly after eight years in the education system!
My father was a great speller, and I am the worst. Your son’s act of writing the letter was very impressive, regardless of whether it read like something to be published in a book. You appear to have raised him well. Take pleasure in that success. I hold many advanced degrees and I can not spell, has not held me back, 🙂 DogDaz
What are your degrees, brainiac? I’m curious!
Hahaha – I am an Anthropologist by degree, but I went into computers a million years ago and became a network engineer (where many of my certification are) . I was an Information Technology Architect and Curriculum Developer, but morphed into a Program Manager over time. I now manage the Professional Development of Project and Program Managers world wide for a large computer company (hence all the travel). I hold masters in PM from George Washington and Stanford Universities. Blah blah blah. At the end of the day, Lulu Belle and I graduated from basic dog obedience and that is my most prized accomplishment. – Lorian of DogDaz
How interesting! My first degree was in English and Anthropology (which was called ‘Aboriginal and Intercultural studies’ at the time), so we have the anthrop and the animal thing in common – but definitely not the computery stuff – ha! Thanks Lorian – Julie
grammar aside, I love how close your family is to each other ❤
We are lucky!
Julie, I love his heart, and your mother’s pearl of wisdom! ~ Lynda
PS: I bet there have been many pearls along the way. 🙂
Yes!
What a beautiful saying your mother passed on to your son…”The light can shatter the dark.” Lovely. I’m a writer, pretty good at grammar. My grandson’s great at calculus and chemistry, but grammar? I just don’t look.
I try not to look!
That is so sweet. Well, from one grammar teacher to another, you cain’t larn all them kids. They has to won’t it fer theirselves. 🙂 But such sweet sentiments.
hahahahaha!
That is a lovely photo of your two loved ones and a beautifu piece of writing spoken from the heart.
That’s a lovely, thoughtful letter! Nice post about grandma.
In this case, the content is more important. Very nice letter. He must be a good kid.
Mostly!
This was just totally great. Regardless how much I love the artistry of “perfectly” placed words, I could not proofread & edit my son’s email to Grandma. However he said “it” he said it like him, not like a polished & edited contributor to an Edition of Grandma’s Weekly.
I loved this piece of your life 🙂
Noeleen
http://www.VodkaWasMyMuse.wordpress.com / http://www.WordsFallFromMyEyes.wordpress.com
Thank you so much Noeleen! Juliexxxxxxxx
i love reading your stories and admire the wonderful courage you have – i’ve nominated you for the versatile blogger award – cheers!
Thank you so much Beth. I think I have been nominated for this before but have never gotten around to doing anything about it because I am a bit award-shy! Nevertheless it is very kind of you and such a lovely gesture and many thanks again. I have just added you to my blogroll so I can dip in and out of your own wonderful blog! Juliex
thanks so much Julie – I’m not sure I understand this whole ‘award’ thing but I do know I really enjoy reading your blog
Cheers!
Beth xx
I am very grateful, Beth!
He’s a sweetheart Julie… his sentiments override any grammar issues!! 😉
Love the photo. There is joy there.
~Anne
That is such a sweet note!
I wouldn’t worry too much about grammar these days, as a lot of young people have deplorable grammar and their use of the ‘Hey’ instead of the word Hello drives me up the wall. But having said that, no doubt my own language, which was constantly corrected by my Mother when I was young, would have had the same criticism.
I love his ability to expresss his feelings and let all your family know how much he cares and appreciates them. It’s a really lovely facet of his character and no doubt stems from his parents example.
I also wouldn’t worry because in typing and email these days I (& other older people my age), often make typing errors and I am really surprised at how some sentences turn out in blogs and emails (even though we DO know how to spell and write good English).
My hands refuse to do what my brain tells them sometimes. I often end up editing my PhotoBlog the morning after I post (despite proof-reading it several times before I upload the photo/words).
The important thing is that he writes to his Grandmother.
Oh Vicki – I hate it so much that your hands won’t do what they are told. Much love – Juliexx
Reading this made me laugh. I teach English as a Second Language for Adults. My first reaction to your son’s letter was … “hey, that’s pretty good!”
Well, for some of my students it WOULD be good! :0D
Yeah, I got to remind that about “pretty good” and “very good”…
hmm.
🙂
You are funny!
🙂 I work at it!
He’s probably missing the grammer gene – I lack this gene as well. Grammar makes no sense to me AT ALL and I can’t remember any of it, so feel free to edit/correct my posts LOL
I haven’t noticed any grammatical errors in your posts so far but I will be on the lookout – ha!
What an awesome email. Love the light/dark saying. Must remember that!
Yes, it’s not a bad ‘saying’!