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One Grandmother For Sale

Slightly Used and Beat Up

By Susan PaytonPublished about a month ago Updated about a month ago 3 min read
Photo By Susan Payton (c) December 2025

One Grandmother For Sale Slightly Used

Well that isn't quite accurate. I am very used and beat up, seventy-five years worth, beat up and worn out.

However, used and old, doesn't make me useless. Many people love their Grandparents for their wisdom, and their history. And many Grandparents love their Grandchildren unconditionally, because they are the future, and because they are their family.

Many mothers do not know why their children hate them. They might have been a part of a divorce.

I personally took care of my children by myself and many years without child support. Their father never grew up, and remains to this day, a seventy some year old child. I provided financially and was the sole caretaker of my two children for many years.

Genetics

I think genetics plays an important role in anyone's makeup, In my case, my youngest child wanted to go live with his father, since he left our home. My ex-husband had the famous saying of, "It's not possible at this time". However to my child that meant "Mommy wouldn't let me", go live with Daddy, and that simply was not true. In fact there was many times when my ex-husband told my child that.

It Pours Over

It pours over to the children, and I understand how it would. I remember in Grammar school, how during a Presidential election, how they would have the students vote for whoever they wanted to be President. Actually, this was an exercise to see who their parents were voting for in the Presidential election. A grammar school child could care less about who is going to be their next President. However, they do hear their parents talking and raving about politics.

If you thnk your children are not listening, think again. They form their opinions early on.

In Conclusion

Therefore this article is titled, "One Grandmother For Sale", because I never had a chance with them. I was good to my Grandchildren, and even bought their first two wheeled bicycles for them. We also took them out to dinner in the early years, when we were allowed to. However, it was sporadic, and as they got older, communication with this Grandmother was promptly cut off.

So my listing on market place would read:

For Sale - "One Grandmother"

Condition - Slightly Used, Worn Out, and Beat Up

You can even put Vintage, I certainly qualify for that.

You can list me under, "Free".

Free to good Grandchildren, I suppose.

Qualifications

1. I have raised two children myself.

2. I am drug free (if you don't count heart drugs, and breathing treatments), and I am alcohol free also

3. I have taken my own Children and Grandchildren, out to dinner, the beach, and clothes shopping. I have frequently been seen at McDonalds and Burger King.

4. I have been know to give excellent Christmas gifts, until I was told that I had to ask permission, and I did ask permission, however that was not good enough. My own child did not give the gifts to them. I don't know where they are, but they did not get them.

5. I have been know to give excellent Birthday gifts. Until I was told, that I could not send any gifts of any kind, ---- No I did not send porn. I sent a 92% sterling silver necklace, and a journal, a water bottle and key chains. My Grandchildren were not given any of these gifts.

In closing , I am 75 years old, and will be 76 in April, and I am putting this Grandmother up for sale.

If you have any opinions on this, or if you are experiencing the same thing.

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About the Creator

Susan Payton

I love to write in every venue. I am 75 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry on Vocal, and I am glad to be here.

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  • Kendall Defoe about a month ago

    I miss my grandmother dearly, even if we did often butt heads. And check your spelling: "If Pours..."

  • Mariann Carrollabout a month ago

    What cute way to tell a glimpse of your life. Susan, it did say how much this grandmother is ? 😉😉😉Priceless I would say. I am sure your grandkids would not be so happy about it.

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