Grandbabies: The Great Reward for Aging

[elleng]

'Happy Mother’s Day to all us grandmothers, we band of lovesick indulgers whose ability to say no seems to be disabled the day our grandbabies are born.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/grandbabies-the-great-reward-for-aging.html?

(I'm not keen on the 'overindulging grandma,' and I don't do that, but like the title.)

[Rorey]

1. Happy Mother's Day

A tiny bit early.

[elleng]

2. Thanks, Rorey!

Yes, waiting, so figured DU could handle the 'prematurity!'

[lillypaddle]

3. Happy Mother's Day

to all. I only have one, but she is the light of my life!

[GeoWilliam750]

4. Charming article

After many twists and turns and changes of opinion, I am now of the view that perhaps the greatest measure of success in life is... ...happy grandchildren.

Only then will you find out whether you have done the really important things right.

[elleng]

5. I think there's a lot to that, GeoWilliam.

[trof]

6. Grandparents are put on earth to undermine the authority of parents.

[elleng]

7. Not if we're smart,

because then our children have to LIVE with the BAD consequences EVERY DAY!

[raccoon]

8. And nowadays it's not too unusual for grandparents to be raising the kids... nt

[trof]

9. Jack is 15. Charlotte is 10.

They get along better than when he was 10 and she was 5.
He knew EXACTLY what buttons to push then.

I think by the time he is 25 and she is 20 there will be some genuine affection between them.

One can hope.