It is always thought-provoking to learn about one 's family, how they feel about various life events and how they grew up. On 10 June 2016, I interviewed my grandmother, Linda Koehler, via phone to learn more about her life as she grew up as well as how she feels today about growing older, what she wishes she had done when she was younger and what she will do in the future. I choose my grandmother due to the fact that there is a lot of information that I did not know about her life; I felt that it would be a fascinating experience to learn more about my grandmother as well as being able to answer inquiries that my children may have about their family in the future. I stated my interview with my grandmother by asking her about her childhood.
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They moved to a place called Berrytown where they lived near a park. During the summer there was plenty to do at the park; during the winter, they would convert the playground to an ice rink for the kids to skate on. Linda said, “during the winter I lived on the ice.” (Koehler, 2016). When Norma and Jim’s father divorced Linda was often responsible for watching her younger brother and was not allowed to be a normal kid. She ultimately got tired of being forced to watch her younger brother, “one night I was supposed to go out with a group of friends to go to a show, mom called from a boyfriends house and told me that I was to watch my brother for the night instead. I told mom right then and there that I wanted to go live with my dad.” (Koehler, 2016). Life with her father was not what she had expected and instead of being allowed to be a kid she was forced to deal with the housekeeping, “cooking, cleaning, and laundry” (Koehler, 2016). “If I managed to get my chores done I was allowed to go to the park and skate, but only after my chores were done” (Koehler, 2016). At the age of 16, Linda married her stepmother’s eldest son, Frank Koehler. A year later she gave birth to my father, Ron and two years after that she had my Uncle, Robert. “I got married at 16 in order to get away from my dad; to get away from that environment” (Koehler, …show more content…
I’m lonely.” (Koehler, 2016) Like many others, Linda is facing the difficulties that many older people face. She is beginning to lose her friends, her kids have moved, and her grandchildren all live away from her. Her most important things now are Family, “family always comes first they are who will be there for me.” (Koehler, 2016). This is a conclusive area of the social roles of aging, Linda is falling into the roleless role; often times in earlier life role transitions often a new role takes the place of the old (Moody & Sasser, 2015). Once a person becomes to a certain age they find that there are certain roles that are no longer able to replaces, things such as widowhood or retirement (Moody & Sasser,
They moved to a place called Berrytown where they lived near a park. During the summer there was plenty to do at the park; during the winter, they would convert the playground to an ice rink for the kids to skate on. Linda said, “during the winter I lived on the ice.” (Koehler, 2016). When Norma and Jim’s father divorced Linda was often responsible for watching her younger brother and was not allowed to be a normal kid. She ultimately got tired of being forced to watch her younger brother, “one night I was supposed to go out with a group of friends to go to a show, mom called from a boyfriends house and told me that I was to watch my brother for the night instead. I told mom right then and there that I wanted to go live with my dad.” (Koehler, 2016). Life with her father was not what she had expected and instead of being allowed to be a kid she was forced to deal with the housekeeping, “cooking, cleaning, and laundry” (Koehler, 2016). “If I managed to get my chores done I was allowed to go to the park and skate, but only after my chores were done” (Koehler, 2016). At the age of 16, Linda married her stepmother’s eldest son, Frank Koehler. A year later she gave birth to my father, Ron and two years after that she had my Uncle, Robert. “I got married at 16 in order to get away from my dad; to get away from that environment” (Koehler, …show more content…
I’m lonely.” (Koehler, 2016) Like many others, Linda is facing the difficulties that many older people face. She is beginning to lose her friends, her kids have moved, and her grandchildren all live away from her. Her most important things now are Family, “family always comes first they are who will be there for me.” (Koehler, 2016). This is a conclusive area of the social roles of aging, Linda is falling into the roleless role; often times in earlier life role transitions often a new role takes the place of the old (Moody & Sasser, 2015). Once a person becomes to a certain age they find that there are certain roles that are no longer able to replaces, things such as widowhood or retirement (Moody & Sasser,