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Local nana Edith Jestover (76) is giving her darling granddaughter Lily (29) some needed advice as obviously the young woman would suffer and starve if left alone.
A hairstylist by trade, Lily Jestover is one of many Millennials who has had to move back in with family as $850 a week is way too much to pay for a leaky shitbox, even if it was in the trendiest part of town.
Luckily, Lily’s grandparents welcomed her into their home in what was the most depressing act of generosity young Jestover has ever been the recipient of.
Enjoying a fridge full of food as well as reasonable rent and living conditions for the first time in years, Lily is very grateful to have somewhere to stay, even if she is reminded of why she first left her home town once every second.
Another thing Lily has been reminded of is how exceptionally supportive her nana is when it comes time to do risky things like cooking with oil, turning the iron on, operating a toaster, filling a kettle and turning on a tap.
“Oooh, careful, there’s a trick to this,” stated Edith, seizing a previously opened jar of pickles off her granddaughter.
“Pat! Come in here and open this jar for our Lily would you?”
“No need for you to get pickle juice all over that beautiful blouse.”
Although Lily cannot stress enough how insanely grateful she is for her grandparents to provide her with love, support and free accommodation, she will admit that her nana does treat her exactly the same as she did on the first day she came home from the hospital.
“I’ve lived by myself for the past three years,” stated Lily, who looked a lot older than we expected based on how her grandma spoke of her.
“I’ve filled out 12 years worth of tax returns, I’ve driven on the right side of the road in Europe, I’ve made my own hummus, I’m an adult!”
When we presented this information to Lily’s grandmother, Nana Edith simply smiled before doubling down on her comments.
“Oooh yes she is a big girl now isn’t she, and we are so proud of her! And now she’s going to be in the newspaper too! We’ll have to buy a copy! Pat! Make sure you buy The Betroot Advocate [sic] up the shops tomorrow.”
MORE TO COME.
