On my dads side, my grandparents are still living and still married!!! I communicate almost on a weekly basis with most of my cousins and I know that I can count on them for anything and call them any time of the day or night. I must credit my grandparents for showing us that unconditional love and support all of our lives and teaching us to have love and compassion. I always tell people that I could be a serial killer and my grandmother would still love me (now dont get me wrong, she might hunt me down and take me out herself but she will do it out of love). But she has taught us although we make mistakes and we may not live and do things the way she would like, we are human and that she will love us through it all and try her best to guide us in the right direction. But what ever direction we choose we always know that our grandparents will be there and give us the guidance or discipline we need to do the right thing. We all try to get together a couple holidays a year, attend birthday parties, and take the kids places together. When tragedy strikes this family comes together without asking questions and we grow stronger by helping each other.
My mom's side...........well that's a completely different story.