What’s it like being a grandparent ?

[GingerPussInBoots]

Just wondering as as friends sister recently became one, as she posts a lot of photos of the baby calling her, her princess, yet I know she doenst like the mum much, but if a personality clash might get better with time hopefully and wheh peopel are more settled perhaps
anyway
I just can’t really imagine it
she’s the paternal grandparent

What a depressing way to see out retirement. And their adult children to blithely carry on. I imagine must be pretty appalling relationship for your friends not to feel as though they can confide in their children that they’re struggling or indeed that their children don’t think beyond end of their own noses. Your friends would benefit from going on a confidence building course @Vintagefair !

Well it varies. I love the time with my 8 GC and I think it keeps me active and up to date. I wouldn't have it any other way and the eldest, in his 20s spent the evening with us one day this week, one of the middle ones invited me to an event he's in and the kisses and hugs from the toddlers are just priceless. If people don't like that they really need to speak up.

You think you know what love is,
then you meet your first Grandchild.
Nothing is comparable, not even the moment you hold your own baby after giving birth.
I can’t quite explain it.

Possibly it’s because he is my DD’s first and probably only child, so he’s physically part of me too.

I was responding to the poster who says her friends regrets having children because of the childcare obligations being forced upon her! The other friend won’t even retire out of fear

and yes, neither friend sounds like they have a backbone between them

I absolutely love it, but we are at the other end of the country so visits aren’t frequent.

I was just putting the opposite perspective.

I remember thinking that the love I had for my children was the most love I could ever feel.

Then the first grandchild arrived, and I was absolutely knocked sideways by the overwhelming love I experienced for her, and subsequently my grandson.

They are my entire world. I would do anything fir them, and I cherish every moment I spend with them.