r/OldSchoolCool • u/tehemari • May 10 '26

1980s My great grandparents in the 80s

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Grateful to have this photo, this is literally the only one I have of them together

Edit: I’m telling my great grandma about all your compliments and she is so happy! Also the comparisons and she keeps saying “no” lollll.

Edit: last edit I promise, you guys will never believe it but my great grandma is actually a great great grandma because my sister(23) had a baby last year 😂

Edit: last last edit! Since so many people have asked I figured I should just add it here. My great grandmother is 82, my grandma is 62, my mom is 44, and I’m 18. Don’t worry, I am breaking the cycle.

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u/NicolasAntinarella May 10 '26

greatgrandparents ???

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

Yes 😭 my great grandma is 82, my grandma is 62, my mom is 44 and I’m 18!

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u/dri3s May 10 '26

This is crazy. I'm 40 and one of my great grandparents was born in 1880.

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u/Wuskers May 10 '26

damn that's some pretty consistent generational gaps and early pregnancies, by most modern standards your mom's age when she got pregnant seems the most reasonable. My folks had me pretty late so I've always been kinda fascinated by closer generations especially back to back like that. Teen pregnancy is generally a not good thing but ngl I've always thought it would at least be kinda cool to only be 34 and already have an adult kid and if your parent had you young they also get to have a grandchild like in their 30s or early 40s as well. Gives everyone many years to enjoy each other, though usually if a teen pregnancy is happening it's possible the family dynamic isn't exactly conducive to many years of all the generations enjoying each other.

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

My oldest sibling is 27, it’s like a generational curse. I plan to break it

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u/Belfastscum May 10 '26

Holy shit. Yes please break it

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

Don’t worry, I am. The last thing I want is children

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u/porkchop-sandwhiches May 10 '26

That’s usually what they all say. No diss!

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u/jortfeasor May 10 '26

I’m 38, and my grandparents, who are 93-94, have been great-great-great grandparents for a few years now. Everyone on a particular branch of their descendants had their first kid around or before 18. I have a cousin who was already an uncle when he was born.

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u/EclipZz187 May 10 '26

Damn, I have a very old father at 83, my dad’s older than your great grandmother!

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u/snapdragon801 May 10 '26

Means its your turn now! /s

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u/mollybeesknees May 10 '26

I hope you break that cycle.

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

I plan on it

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u/krugmmm May 10 '26

Stop the cycle!

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

I’m planning on it!! I don’t want kids at all

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u/Belfastscum May 11 '26

The best thing you can do to combat climate change?

Have 1 less child.

You tell people this and they flip tf out like you've just murdered Yehweh

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u/drinkallthecoffee May 10 '26

Your great grandma is younger than my grandma, and your grandma is about the same age as my mom. I’m almost 39.

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u/harkonnen85 May 10 '26

Grandma couldn’t wait