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I suppose I'm too big now to have a rocking-horse

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Sep 22

The people we are house-sitting for are a blended family. I think that is the right term. They are our age and have adult children. The husband has three daughters and the wife has at least a son and a daughter, and there are...

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Grandbabies Are A Gift

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 3 Jul 19

I used to dread growing older. I love being a mommy, but in my younger years, was not thrilled about becoming a grandmother. To me, grandmother was synonymous with old. Now that I am a grandmother, I can honestly say it is one...

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Parenting with Grandparents

Laureen @BH0elmereen (826) • Baguio, Philippines 29 Jun 18

So I was in the grocery and I saw an older colleague with the largest pack of baby diapers for his grandson. I was touched, some grannies just don't care, some are mean, and some take the parent's responsibility. How about you,...

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Sitting on the back porch with grandma

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169585) • United States 1 Jun 16

I have memories of hot Oklahoma summers and visiting my grandparents.They grew almost all the vegetables they ate. Whatever was ready, well we sat with grandma and prepared it. I have memories of shelling peas and snapping and...

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Daughter's reached to meet their grandparents.

amnabas @amnabas (14877) • Karachi, Pakistan 20 Feb 16

Since we are staying at my mom's place due to hubby's official visit. So the kids were missing their fathers siblings and grand parents. So I sent them to meet them with my nephew. It's almost two hours they went there. They...

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meet

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I want it back :(

Nitin Nair @nitinnair89 (2899) • India 7 Apr 13

Hi All :) This weekend too, as usual, i came back to home. And my mom called up to native home so that i could talk to my grandmother. I was happy. She was insisting to see me. In fact, all people there were waiting for my...

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Do you spend more or less money?

Polang @tkonlinevn (6427) • Vietnam 25 Nov 12

One month ago, I gave my grand-parents-in-law 25$. That's like a small gift. My grandparents were happy. They live in countryside. I know that they spend very little money. But I'm very surprise when they said that they have...

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Grand Parent Baby Shower

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 22 May 12

http://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/expert-advice/family-matters/article/should-grandmothers-have-baby-showers.html?clktrk=expert-advice_more_in_section-9 So what do you think? I have not heard of this until I read about it...

baby shower

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have you planned for summer vacation of this year?

pramod_123 @pramod_123 (20) 12 Mar 12

i am planning to go to my grand parents village. Generally we dont get solution in villages and in summer we enjoy a lot in villages. We get Many fruits freely. That life is different. I got bored with this city life smi decided...

grand parents

summer

summer vacation

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how do you feel when you were neglected by your mother

patgco22 @patgco22 (35) • South Africa 19 Apr 11

How do you feel when your own mother never been there for you when you needed her most. I was raised by her parents, she was never the part of my life since childhood. I went for high school, I wanted her advices, courage, to...

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Need serious grandparental advise...gift for a child of divorced parents.

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 27 Mar 11

Big problem..need advise or comments. My son and wife divorced about 4 years ago. Their daughter is now 5. I do a little day care for her. The two of them don't hardly speak to each other. She spends half the week with daddy...

children of divorce

gifts for grand children

grand children

grand parents

parental advise

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grand parents

mukeshkumarj432 @mukeshkumarj432 (61) • India 19 Sep 10

why are children more close and attached to grandparents?most of the parents are not close to their children but grandparents spend more time with children.

grand parents

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Why do parents send their children to grannies during summer break?

segungb @segungb (169) • Nigeria 29 Aug 10

I have tried to look at the reasons. Is it to make the grannies happy? Is it to give themselves time as husband and wives? Is it for the children to learn somethings from the grannies?

grand parents

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Grandparents - Do they still enjoy the status of dignity and indispensability?

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 9 Aug 10

During my days we looked forward to the time when we gathered round our grand mother while she narrated stories some made up and some folk tales till we lay there listening intently and enjoying every bit of what she told us till...

grand children relationship

grand parents

relationships

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Do you miss your grand parents?What were the influences they have in your life?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 24 Mar 10

It was a blessing if you still have three generation in your times:Your grand parents ,parents and your generation.Some of the grand parents may pass away when their grand chilrden grow up.Some of the grand children may never have...

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have you seen you grand parents? maternal or paternal?how many are alive now?

coolcat123 @coolcat123 (4387) • India 19 Oct 09

I have seen my maternal grand parents,both my maternal grand father and maternal grand mother but i have not seen my father's father or mother. I am very sad that I was born late enough even when I am the eldest of all. among...

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Do you have plans for your oldage? Are you ready to become aged ?

phillip_shiny @phillip_shiny (2330) • India 17 Aug 09

Hi Mylotters, Old age is the age that no one can restrict or put aside... Everyone need to go through that... My grandfather called my aunt yesterday (he is in his eighties)in the phone and with feeble...

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please help, what should i buy to gift them?i am going to my parent's place

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 12 Jun 09

it is father's day on twenty first of June and i am going to my place on twenty first. i am so excited that aftr so many years after marriage i am with my father on that day. i have bought a nice dress, i mean a trouser, a shirt,...

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Have you ever helped your grand parents?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 21 May 09

I did. When I was at home, I used to cut the nails of my grand father, comb my garandma's hair, made coffee for them, got medicine for them, and a lot of things. I like to be with old people and enjoy listening them. Have you...

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old people

take care

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Do you have your Grand Parents?

rakesh284 @rakesh284 (1472) • India 11 Mar 09

Well I don't have a Grand Parent anymore. My father's mom and dad died they he was really small. I have only been with my Mother's mom and dad. My mother's dad died when I was around 10 Years old. It was really bad experience...

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