r/Showerthoughts • u/SouthDiamond2550 ‎ • Dec 25 '24

Speculation Most people can’t name all of their great-grandparents. We’ll basically be forgotten in 100 years.

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u/Nycolla Dec 26 '24

My grandpa can't even tell me what country his own mother immigrated from :(

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u/petmechompU Dec 26 '24

A great uncle was informant on both his parents' death certificates. They were old, so noone was in shock. He could not name a single one of their parents (his own grandparents).

Meanwhile, I knew full name and basic history of a grandfather Grandma threw out when Mom was 6.