To cringe a little bit when GPs say 'thank you' for grandchildren?

[IcouldstillbeJoseph]

I understand the sentiment of course, i just feel this is a slightly weird thing to say.
Why 'thank you' as if it was a present, just for them.
Maybe it's just because my PIL are vile said this...

Hehe no I agree :D

i have never heard this?

Ew. I would find that a little, tiny bit creepy. I can't articulate why just now but I'll think on it.

What would you prefer?

Never heard it - perhaps dcs GPs are just ungrateful??

My PIL said that to me too and even gave me a "thank you" present. I thought it was odd too!

i dont think i would ever say it cos i think its weird but i would act like i was thankfull towards the mum not in a weird way but making sure i allways showed her the respect she was due as the mother of my grandchildren i would automaticly defer to her with regard to any plans ect irrispective if she were my daughter or not.and i would always be very very nice to her

Oh I see! Do you mean when they are born? I thought you were talking about when presents are given to the child and its too young/rude to say thanks themselves. [idiot]

I've heard it loads of times and just seen a post on wanky FB that reminded me how much I hate it...

"thank you to jack and fanny for providing us with our new grandson"

Shudder

Oh I understand the sentiment completely. I will be very grateful when I am a grandmother - grateful that I've had the opportunity, grateful that the family will continue, grateful (I hope to current DIL :)) that she's made one of my DC so happy - and so on. The GC will seem like presents.

Pascha - yes when they're born
I'd be happy with a plain old 'congratulations'!

Yes I understand the feeling of being grateful, lucky, blessed etc but I just think thanking the couple personally is odd

I agree with Hassled. My FIL said it to me when DS1 was born, he didn't think he'd ever be a grandfather and he was trying to articulate his happiness. It wasn't creepy, I was touched.

My MIL kissed me and said 'thank you for our boy' and gave me a lovely silver brooch. She died yesterday, just shy of 10 months later, and I'm so pleased I gave her the chance to meet a GC of hers and that she told me how much it meant to her.

I think it's really rather sweet.

I think both sets of GPs expressed their gratitude to us for the GCs (they're not going to get them from anyone else IYSWIM).

They both said it in a really nice way, acknowledging that it was our free choice, not done for them, and certainly not owed to them, but that they felt blessed. It is slightly tricky territory, taste-wise, but they both felt the need to say it, and I took it in the spirit in which it was intended.

providing us with

Wow.

Yabu

I think its quite sweet.

MIL said it to me- I was touched as she isn't usually sentimental.

YANBU, I got creeped out too! In a sort of 'we had Dc for US, not as a gift to you' way. It got worse after DS though, MIL said "We've waited so long for this one, He's so very special!" Um, thanks, Like the DDs aren't special??? They were the only ones to buy me flowers after each birth though

It's actually a bit sad to see how DS is revered in my family, not quite to the exclusion of his sisters, but not far off!

I said thank you for a beautiful grandson to my DD when my DGS was born.

I was overwhelmed with emotion (and he was beautiful)

I didn't realise it was offensive

It's not offensive five, I think the posters who're 'creeped out' etc. are somewhat BU. And precious.

Thanks herdofimpala, DD didn't seem to mind