Grannies these days often do not fit the traditional mold. No longer is granny confined to the kitchen baking cookies non-stop and calling every one dearie. Sure, baking cookies can be fun for everyone, but grannies who call you dearie might just be as sarcastic as a teenager. Modern, hip grannies are rocking the world and declaring their rights. These days, getting older doesn’t have to mean becoming docile. In fact, grannies understand better than younger generation that acting as everyone expects you to isn’t really as important as it seems.
Getting older is something that is so feared in this society that people spend massive amounts of money trying to pretend they’re thirty years younger. Yet many modern grannies are proud of their years and the wisdom they’ve acquired. They don’t necessarily go out to the discos in a desperate attempt to seem young, but won’t let themselves be sentenced to the rocking chair either.
Growing older doesn’t have to be a curse, and many grannies don’t despair about their age but value a life well lived and are determined to keep enjoying being alive and spending time with their grandchildren. Modern grannies may browse the net and carry a cell phone. They may still work, part time or full time, or may volunteer somewhere. There is no need to stop being active as the years pile on, and many modern grannies have been blasting away at the common stereotypes, though they might still spoil their grandchildren now and then.
