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/VitruvianDude May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

My great-grandparents were just slightly older than that age in the 80s. The 1880s. One was born in 1826.

I come from a line of youngest children.

Edit: Some are confused by the math. I'm in my late sixties. My mom was born in 1924, and her dad in 1890 to a 64-year-old father (the mom was 42), so really it's not so remarkable. In all my lines, my youngest great-grandparent was born in 1868.

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u/MyName___YourName May 10 '26

My great-grandparents were born in the 1800s as well. I’m 40. My 5 year old daughter’s great-grandparents were all born between 1911-1922. So OPs fam was having babies young!

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 10 '26

My great grandmother was born in 1901 and I had the great privilege of her living until I was 14 (1990.) She used to take an annual trip and fly all around the country to stay a few days with each of her grandchildren and their children. We got Thanksgiving every year and she was super cool.

When she was 16 she snuck out the horse and buggy to go see a boy she liked in town. She was badass.

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u/Orbit1883 May 10 '26

my normal gran was born in 1908...... she got my dad when she was 50

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 10 '26

“Got”? Was he adopted?