What might she do?

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I was close too my grandma but she died in 1997 when I was 7 years old.

When I was in my teens me and dad would get into fights and I hit him a few times (I don't resort too violence anymore)

When i wad 18 years old me and my brother sat down once and talked about my behaviour and he said "you go on about how much you love your grandmother yet you hit her eldest son (my dad). If she came back from the dead what do you think she would say too you?". I then said too my bro "she would not talk too me" and my brother then replied "yes that is what most likely would happen"

If she did come back from the dead (i am only speaking hypothetically) and she knew what I did too her son do you think she would ignore/not talk too me or what else might she do? Remember I am still her grandson at the end of the day.

I think your brother was trying to get you to recognize that violence isn't a good way to handle things by hypothetically using your grandmother as an example. Your grandmother seemed to have loved you dearly, and overcoming something like that would likely make her proud, instead of her being mad about you hitting your father.

Well, that's my take on it, anyway.

But say in a circumstance where my grandma came back from the dead knowing what I did too her son and consequently she did talk too me while in my presence....what message would she be trying too send by behaving that way towards me?

I think if she came back from the dead she might have something much more important to talk about than whether or not you hit her son.

I think she will not mention it as long as she knows you regret it and feel remorse for it. I think she would understand as long as you've changed your ways. In the past i have done things I'm not happy about and my family would not care as long as I correct my path.

I don't know how hard you hit your father when you did in your teen years, but I think it's not that uncommon particularly for teenagers to have physical fights with the family. Of course at the time it happens it could be very traumatic for all family members. What does your father think about your hitting him? I think hitting someone is very bad, but if he has forgiven you, then all of you can leave it behind and move on. And importantly you said you don't resort to violence any more. So you have grown since you hit your father in the past. I think your grandmother would also see you as you are now, as a grown, improved and wiser person. I don't think she would hold grudge against you for what you did when you were still immature. As MakaylaTheAspie said your brother just used it as a way to tell you violence should never be tolerated.

That's true and I didn't think about that. Almost every guy I know got into a physical fight with his dad when he was a teenager. It's almost like a rite of passage. My oldest got into it with his dad when he was 16 or 17 and that was that. It never happened again. My youngest son seems like it's coming up though. He's a real smart alec and takes everything very personally and blows everything out of proportion. My husband loses patience with him and my son throws a fit. It wont be long, I'm sure. I don't know who will win that one. The first one was basically a draw. My husband was drunk and my son was 16 or 17. They hit each other a bunch and fell into the washer and my sons friend separated them. My youngest son, while he's not big, he's very muscular and very strong and he's the youngest boy in a big family and been picked on a lot. He is the type to go balls to the wall in a fight so I really hope that doesn't happen. Or if it does, then it happens when I'm not here.

Don't feel bad about it Jamesy. It's something a lot of guys go through and it's over with now. Don't let people guilt you into feeling bad about something in the past that's over and done with and you can't change.

I honestly think it was low of your brother to use ya'lls dead grandmother as a way to make you feel bad. I mean come on. Maybe if she were to come back from the dead she would tell him don't do that.

You did what you did, it's over with and obviously your dad got over it. Let it go sweetie, guilt over the past doesn't ever help anybody.

Your grandma did love her son/your dad but I'm sure she also loved you her grandson. It's not uncommon for grandparents to be more sympathetic & spoil their grandkids more than they did for their own kids. I think if she came back she'd be more concerned about what would happen to you if you keep hitting people & she would want to help you with what she can. I agree with OliveOilMom that t was low of your brother to bring her up. That's a provoking technique.