Do You Think Grandparents Can Spoile Their Grandchildren Too Much?

United States
February 27, 2009 7:29pm CST
My son has had our first grandchild. He said we spoil him too much but personally I do not think that is possible. As a grandpa you are suppose to give them what they want and make the parents life hell. that is what grandparents do.
2 responses
@raynejasper (2322)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
..well, your feeling is understood.. however, what parents like for their children may not be what the grandparents want for their grandchild.. that is why parents and grandparents don't meet when it comes to dealing with the children.. grandparents just want their grandchildren to have the best in life but parents want also the child to have limitations over things.. grandparents gave too much love that they don't want to see their grandchildren to be hurt or to be disappointed.. however, parents want their children to learn how to stand up from all the hurts and hardships of life.. we have to accept that sometimes, we really just want to give the best for our loved ones but it was actually over.. I hope you got my point.. well, grandparents are not all the same.. there are also very strict ones..
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• United States
28 Feb 09
I do understand exactly what you are saying. the parents will always override the grandparents but that will not stop us from trying to give the best stuff or love.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
24 Mar 09
I have heard this on a lot of occasions. I do agree that children usually are given more attention by grandparents to the point of spoiling them. But I think that the grandparents have no intention at all to spoil them. It is just that grandparents does give them the best of love and care even perhaps more than what they give to their children before. Maybe perhaps it is because they miss the act of caring for a baby considering that their children are grown up already.