Was wondering if there are other people out there who have NEVER meet neither of their grandparents and if they think that it has made an impact on their life of some sort?

My dad's mother died when my dad was 3 to a cyst in her womb that was cut straight into and they couldnt save her (this was in 1940) - my Opa died just before I was born.

My mum's mum...my oma died when I was 14 and I never had the opportunity to meet her either before hand and my other opa died 10 years ago and again same as all the above..never meet him.

My parents immigrated over here int he 1960's to give their children and themselves a better way of life and to run from the tax man but I think in doing so they cut off so many things for us kids.

I have only ever meet one niece and she was NASTY. Told me I was a bad mum because I cuddled my baby to much and should let him learn on his own (he was bloody 8 months old at the time), her mother who is my mums step sister, was a piece of work...but hey I meet her and sadly she died last year to breast cancer.
I meet my beloved uncle who made the effort to fly over here twice. I lovedhim to bites and I knew the last time he was here was the last. I told him so and he laughed at me....I knew it....4 years later he died of liver and lung cancer.

I suppose it saddens me that my fmaily, my suppose village was over the other side of the world. I had an oma who was alive who could have given me cuddles, giggles with me and loved me.....never know me. I have heaps and heaps of cousins that I have never meet, aunties and uncles to boot...

yet I dont know any of them bar from pics and a few stories we hear now and then.

I often wonder what kindof influence these 4 people, let alone the rest of their ofspring would have impacted who I am today if they had the chanch. I know its not good to dwell into the past and its one of those things im never going to get an answer to...I just have to make sure I let me children know who their family is, talk about all members if their nice or not in their lights.

Ahh im rambling...blahhh...to much of an emotional week I think