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Bri's paternal grandmother. Grandma is extremely stuck-up, though Granddaddy tells Bri at one point that Grandma is just playing—she grew up impoverished in the country and isn't well educated. Despite this, she feels superior to Jay and is constantly on the lookout for evidence that Jay has started using drugs again. She and Granddaddy care deeply for Bri and Trey, whom they cared for when Jay was addicted to drugs and couldn't care for them herself. When Grandma isn't getting annoyingly involved in Jay's business, she's gossiping with other church ladies about anything and everyone. Grandma is extremely upset when she discovers that Jay isn't able to keep up with her bills, and she attempts to make Bri and Trey come to live with her. Granddaddy explains that Grandma clings to Bri and Trey because they remind her of Lawless. Ultimately, Grandma and Jay are able to put their differences aside so that Jay, Bri, and Trey can move in and get back on their feet.
Bri’s Grandma Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Bri’s Grandma or refer to Bri’s Grandma. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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I mean...I don't think she is.
For one, eight years is a hell of a long time to be clean. Two, Jay wouldn't go back to all of that. She knows how much it messed us up. She wouldn't put me and Trey through that again.
But.
She put us through it in the first place.
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Chapter 23
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"The worst thing I've done is become poor, Mrs. Jackson! [...] The worst thing!" she says. "That's it! Excuse me because I have the audacity to be poor!
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You think I want my babies sitting in the dark? I'm trying, Mrs. Jackson! I go on interviews. I withdrew from school so these kids could have food! I begged the church not to let me go. I'm sorry if it's not enough for you, but good Lord, I'm trying!"
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Bri’s Grandma Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Bri’s Grandma or refer to Bri’s Grandma. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
I mean...I don't think she is.
For one, eight years is a hell of a long time to be clean. Two, Jay wouldn't go back to all of that. She knows how much it messed us up. She wouldn't put me and Trey through that again.
But.
She put us through it in the first place.
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Chapter 23
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"The worst thing I've done is become poor, Mrs. Jackson! [...] The worst thing!" she says. "That's it! Excuse me because I have the audacity to be poor!
[...]
You think I want my babies sitting in the dark? I'm trying, Mrs. Jackson! I go on interviews. I withdrew from school so these kids could have food! I begged the church not to let me go. I'm sorry if it's not enough for you, but good Lord, I'm trying!"
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