Comments on: Grandma Envy

By: darryle

darryle — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:20:57 +0000

I went to a housewarming the other day and the grandmother was visiting from New York and she was snuggled on the couch feeding her grandson a bottle in complete, pure bliss. Having given birth to my own children late in life, by the time I become a grandmother my kids will be feeding me.

By: MissKris

MissKris — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:36:18 +0000

Most of my friends became grandparents in their 40′s. All I seemed to hear was, “Oh, you just WAIT! You don’t know what a blessing grandchildren are until you get them!” I’d kind of roll my eyes and think, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” My son and his wife were in no hurry to have babies so I was 52 when my first grandbaby was born. As I watched Dylan emerge into the world and held him in my arms for the first time, I was a goner. Ok…NOW I knew what they were talking about! And now, I’m a full time stay-at-home grandma taking care of TWO grandsons! Life, honestly, doesn’t get any better than this. But I seem to come across the grandmothers who say “How do you DO it?” Slow and easy, that’s how. With a lot of blind eyes cast towards piles of toys and many hours snuggled together on the couch or in the rocker recliner. It ain’t half bad.

By: byjane

byjane — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:11:05 +0000

When they’re babies, they’re easy. When they’re little people, not so much.

By: Middle-Aged-Woman

Middle-Aged-Woman — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:34:07 +0000

We babysat a friend’s 4-year-old for a full day last summer. I referred to it as grandparenting practice. Husband looked at me like there were lobsters crawling all over me. So, maybe not yet. HIS mom was a grandma at my age (45). She started really young. We started at 26. I’m anticipating a few more years.

By: Becky Lane

Becky Lane — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:23:32 +0000

So THAT’S what’s wrong with me. I’m so relieved to finally have a diagnosis. What’s even more scary is that my husband caught it first! (is that possible?) I am going to forward this to several friends immediately, for I believe they are showing symptoms. Thank you so much.