Being a grandad
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The good thing about grandchildren is that you can give them back when they become a bit too much to cope with.
Write your comments here... Oh yes cyberyacht I'm with you there..we have 6 of those little people well 3 not so little now but lovely to see them even better to see them all go home....but they will insist on coming back
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The good thing about grandchildren is that you can give them back when they become a bit too much to cope with.
My wife and I have decided that this old saying needs to be modernised. We find that when the children become "a bit too much to cope with" that is when the parents pass them to the Grandparents!!
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I've found Grandchildren keep you young, they include you in their activities & want you to be part of their day. If it's too much for the Grandparent then I can see it being a struggle. Whilst being capable of enjoyiing the interaction theirs nothing better.
It's a good thing not to deny your inner Child, when you do then you are officially old
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Sadly I had to attend a funeral yesterday. Also attending were the majority of my cousins, we are still quite a close family, well as close as us now living all over the country allows. We were reminiscing about our youth, we are all in our 60s now, and
found that the fondest memories were the visits to see our grandparents. If only they could have heard the lovely things that were being said about them. They never had any money themselves but they always gave us the gifts of their time, patients, and most
of all their love. They taught us all good values in life and 40 years on they are still very special to all of their grandchildren. If, by giving my time and my love to my own 6 grandchildren they think of me in the same way I will be very happy.0 -
Sadly I had to attend a funeral yesterday. Also attending were the majority of my cousins, we are still quite a close family, well as close as us now living all over the country allows. We were reminiscing about our youth, we are all in our 60s now, and
found that the fondest memories were the visits to see our grandparents. If only they could have heard the lovely things that were being said about them. They never had any money themselves but they always gave us the gifts of their time, patients, and most
of all their love. They taught us all good values in life and 40 years on they are still very special to all of their grandchildren. If, by giving my time and my love to my own 6 grandchildren they think of me in the same way I will be very happy.No, they weren't Drs, I meant patience.
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We too have grand and great grand children. The fun of having children around is that you can officially "play out". Back to basics again, and showing them different things to do outside instead of kicking the proverbial ball about. Surprisingly, they've
never understood hop-scotch, getting the washing line and using it as a skipping rope and getting all the kids in the neighbourhood to join in, playing cricket on the beach when you take them away. Love them to bits
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Our daughter & son in law made us grandparents for the first time in September, our grandson is a fantastic little chap, always look forward to them visiting. But next year we will be child minding when daughter goes back to work. I hope he likes caravanning
as we hope to take him away with us.0 -
Our grandson and only grandchild will see his second Christmas this year. Sadly we see him too infrequently as he lives about three hours away. Love to see and 'talk' to him weekly on FaceTime mind and when we do visit, boy do we spoil him. What amazes me
is how quickly he is growing up and how precious our time with him is! I reckon he is the smartest, most handsome and happy grandson
anyone has ever had but of course, we all say that don't we!
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Our daughter & son in law made us grandparents for the first time in September, our grandson is a fantastic little chap, always look forward to them visiting. But next year we will be child minding when daughter goes back to work. I hope he likes caravanning
as we hope to take him away with us.He will love it Richard and so will you both. It's great, you can now do the silly things that you were embarrassed about doing because you thought you were too old.....
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I have my G/son here for a sleepover, we took the Dogs out in the dark for a walk. We both had head torches, He loved the crunch of the frosted meadow as we walked. I stopped us all, turned off both our head torches & just stood still & quiet. Tawney Owls
having a hoot off close by. He loved it. He got respect for wildlife & a positive experience of the dark-I love being a G/dad
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Younger members of our family loved doing 'daft' things with grandparents, especially when overworked parents were in need of a break.
one of my favourite old photos is of dad, our boys, and the dogs letting their hair down on the beach. Dad, sadly, is no longer with us. my boys remember time spent with him fondly (Mrs Steve)
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Younger members of our family loved doing 'daft' things with grandparents, especially when overworked parents were in need of a break.
one of my favourite old photos is of dad, our boys, and the dogs letting their hair down on the beach. Dad, sadly, is no longer with us. my boys remember time spent with him fondly (Mrs Steve)
That's the glory Mrs S, we all have the chances of-Childhood, Parenthood, Grandparenthood & the lucky ones even Great Grandparenthood
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I wonder if you would indulge me turning this thread on its head for a moment. I remember spending time with both my grandads. One worked for David Browns making tractors and I used enjoy prising the swarf out of the soles of his boots. When I was very young
he was extremely patient letting me comb his hair. My other grandad I used to spend Saturday nights with watching television and my abiding memory is of wonderful bacon sandwiches for supper washed down with pots of coffee. I've a lump in my throat and a tear
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we took our 10 month grand daughter with us to a local garden centre yesterday and as this time of year there was a 'room' set up with all the decorative Christmas lighting. I carried her though to look ..... she just gazed in wonder at all the lights in
every corner of the 'room' and then her face lit up into a fantastic smile. Priceless!!!0 -
Grandchildren can make you feel very proud aswell as very humble.Quite a few years back i was carrying one of my grandsons on my shoulders along the canal where we live and i was explaining to him why in certain places there are overflows between sections
of the canal where there are a number of locks close to each other.If i see something i will very often try to explanin to the children what it is and why its there and he said to me "grandad why do you know so much" and i felt really humbled and i said "
well mate you dont get to my age without learning something".The lad is in his late teens now and works near to where i live and he,s one of my very best friends and a regular visitorv9
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V9, I find one of the best feelings is-when the sleepover is done & we're preparing to return the Little Guy to Mum & Dad He invariably asks to stay longer. . . .'Just one more night please' that gets me everytime. We must be doing something right
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It certainly lifts my spirits. It's just a pity I couldn't have had this level of time to spend with my own as they were growing up. It's a gift being able to redress the balance with my Children's Children.0 -
Rocky lad i could,nt agree more
we have the youngest one here as i speak.He is watching Thomas the tank and playing on the portable track i have built for him when he is here.When i pick up his older brother and sister for school in the morning i have to park out of sight because if he sees me thats it v9
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There seems to be something rather unique about a grandparent/grandchild relationship. I know what Rocky means about the time thing too. My dad always had time for my boys and I had a special connection with my paternal grandmother. (Mrs S)
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