Does anyone else find this hard? I have two children, am in my thirties. My parents have always been lively and very involved with their other (older) GC's. But in the last year or two, they've really aged. They don't have as much energy to play with my children, they can't take them out for a morning like they did my nieces and nephews. I know they do think the world of my children, and on their 'good' days, they're brilliant with them. But a lot of the time their health is now not so good, they have lost some of their confidence, and I find them more difficult to talk to.
I really miss the 'old' (or 'young'?) them. And I feel sad my children are missing out on the energy they had with their other grandchildren. I also feel a certain responsibility for them, just as my responsibility for my own family is growing. I know I'm very lucky to have them around at all, but the difference between them and my DH's parents (who are ten years younger than my parents) is now quite marked, and I really notice the aging process in my own parents. Do other people feel that their parents suddenly got old?
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mrschop · 25/05/2008 20:58
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