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Last Saturday evening my husband and I were having dinner in a rather "grown-up" restaurant (translation: kids not particularly welcomed). Candlelight. Fine wines. Quiet conversations.
But it's kind of funny, because the tables were in close proximity, we could easily hear the conversations around us, and many of the diners were talking and laughing about the wonders and joys of grandparenthood.
Except for a table of four right next to us.
The four of them were being openly critical of the ways their children are raising their grandchildren. The topic primarily focused on the "green living" topic and how difficult (no, impossible) it is to have their grandchildren for visits.
Grandparents can enjoy the most enviable position of entertaining their grandchildren without all the parental worry about how particular toys and activities will (or as they claim) increase strength, intelligence, mobility, and even character development. Tags: GrandparentingSimple pleasures
In the case of grandparents’ critical analysis of all the things that their children (or in-law children) are doing with grandchildren, well… “mum” is oftentimes the better word. Let’s take the first, and probably the harshest, criticism – the baby’s name.
No matter how much you deny it, at one time or another all grandparents that become parents again feel this way. And it doesn't mean that you don't love the child(ren) any less.
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As a grandparent raising a grandchild, there are some unavoidable questions from children. No, it is not those age old questions about the "birds and bees." They are questions that every grandparent will hear at sometime in their lives when they become parents once again. And as hard as it will be, they should be answered as truthfully as possible. They are questions that will rip at your heart and make you want to cry...maybe even want to change the subject.
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Loose lips sink ships.
As a grandparent raising a grandchild, there are some unavoidable questions from children. No, it is not those age old questions about the "birds and bees." They are questions that every grandparent will hear at sometime in their lives when they become parents once again. And as hard as it will be, they should be answered as truthfully as possible. They are questions that will rip at your heart and make you want to cry...maybe even want to change the subject.
