Grandkids

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debodun

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On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = not like at all, 10 = like very much), if you have grandkids, how much do you like having them visit.

I don't know, I don't have them, but it irks me that people that have children use their parents as free babysitters.
 

I have 3; a girl of 6 next month; and two boys, of nearly 5 and nearly 3.

I babysit about once every 6 months for the boys; for 2or 3 days. Exhausting; but fun, and the parents feed me; give me a bed; and leave me lots of wine for the evenings!

They always ask....and I don't mind...
the little girl I don't have on her own very much; but she is lovely too.

I am very lucky; and am not taken advantage of at all.

So on your scale; 10.
i love having them; but when they leave I enjoy the peace!
 
10, I wish I had some little tikes to visit me, SOMETIMES. Though I was a very young mother and young grandmother as well, I have but one daughter. My daughter is my only child and her only daughter is recently graduated jr college and is working. So no babysitting here, plus when my bumking was a little one, she had another granny that did all the babysitting, I lived too far away most of their life. But over the years I've cared for many nephews and nieces and helped friends in a pinch and I love most every moment of it. I like children, well ones that are raised with manners anyway.
 

As I sit here rocking my granddaughter`s cradle with my foot......I LOVE having my grandkids visit. And I love when they go home :) (J/K) Seriously though,I kind of got "stuck" watching this one. It was suggested when my DIL was pregnant and I flat out said "No way! Only in an emergency". Not sure what part of that she didn`t understand but here I am. I think she thought because I do foster care that I love having kids around. I do-but not infants so much. That`s why we only got licensed to foster 10-18 year olds-that`s the ages we wanted. Don`t get me wrong-I LOVE the baby-I just don`t really have the stamina to care for an infant. Fortunately,DIL`s sister wants her as much as possible so any day that I have her after 3pm,she picks her up. And another friend who is home all day and her kids are in school, takes her sometimes too. I have had her full time this week though as the sister had surgery. Thankfully,my son gets home tonight so he will keep her tomorrow.
 
A few of our grandkids are now adults and all are fun to spend time with. And thankfully,they DON`t sit there with their devices on. Hubby and our 4 yo grandson are the best of friends and text back and forth constantly. They have sports in common-that`s pretty much all they talk about. Grandson is QB on the high school team so hubby is constantly giving him "tips" lol.
 
I am one of those women who gave birth to only boys.. Therefore, I don't have the same access to my GKs that my DILs mom does. I'm just not the same I guess. That's fine though.. It is what it is. I like to see my GKs. ( I have 3)... My son brings them by 3 or 4 times a year. Needless to say.. I'm not used to kids or their normal volume and activity level. It's just as fine with me when they go home.
 
I've got 5 grandkids. The oldest is in her 20's, and I rarely see her as she lives across the country. Two teen-age grandkids, a girl and boy, they stay so busy with their school activities and sports and friends ... and that granddaughter lives up the street from me.

My two youngest granddaughters are with me every weekend, and I've learned to really enjoy our time together, as I've seen how fleeting the time/years are... we love to play board games and read books together.
It's a 10 for me too.
 
We waited a long time for our first grandchild and we love helping to look after him.

We know it is a free baby sitting service but we have no complaints.

Here is a picture of the little fellow taken this morning.

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I have 2 grandson's (my son's boys) and they are 18yrs and 16yrs old now. I watched them every day from birth until they went to school and then watched them after school and all summer. I also have a precious granddaughter (my daughters little girl)who just turned 4yrs old.My daughter is a stay at home Mom so I don't get to watch my granddaughter as often as I did the boys.
on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd say 10. The best days I have are when my grand kids are visiting.
 
We're still waiting for the first visit from our grandkids, but it's likely a long way off. My son and his wife have settled in England, so we only get to see the grandkids (grandson is nearly 3 and a half, granddaughter is 18 months) when we go over to visit (financial constraints prevent them from coming to us). Our hope is that when we retire we can spend part of the year in England so that we can develop a close bond with the kids, beyond the one created over video chats.
 
10!

The only drawback about living across the pond is not seeing my granddaughters nearly as often as I'd like. I do go for a visit once a month every year, but we stay with my siblings as my son has no room for us in his house. We do Skype them and it's better than nothing.

My granddaughters are 9 and 4 and I have a stepgrandson, their brother, who is 18. I have a stepgrandson in Scotland who is 2 but lives about 5 hours away. Going to see him this weekend.

I've invited my oldest granddaughter to come and stay for a month in the summer when she is 12. Her mother doesn't like the idea of not seeing her for a month as she's very clingy, but her dad thinks it's a great idea. When this granddaughter was about 5 or 6 she asked if she could come and live with me!
 
10! I enjoy their visits, we have 3 small grandchildren [all live close to us] so we see them regularly for visits, don't often 'babysit' as such, mostly see them with their parents as well.Sometimes take them to the playpark or the shops.Yes, it can be a bit tiring, which is why people should not have kids in their 60's! I enjoy playing games with them though, they will be into techie things soon in the future, but for now like to play.
 
Our son and his wife are dealing with the struggles of having two little ones. He and his wife are constantly sleep deprived. I've already told my son that when we visit next year, we're taking the kids off to the beach so he and our daughter-in-law can get some peace and quiet, get some sleep and mostly get some alone time. I don't know how they do it. We are so looking forward to being temporary babysitters. :)
 
I would say a 10. Have 8. Babysitted for every one of them at some point or another, while parents worked. Now they are all past the age of a babysitter and very seldom see them. And do I miss them. Spend time while you can. First time in 49 years I haven't had kids, of some age, coming or going. And I miss it like crazy. Some days are so lonely.
 
I have 13..mostly boys..most of them live in Italy..4 of them live in the South of France..

I am retired now..and I get lots of ''Momma'' come here...we will buy you a nice flat, next to the sea..

si prega di venire qui....
 
Bobw235 said:
Our son and his wife are dealing with the struggles of having two little ones. He and his wife are constantly sleep deprived. I've already told my son that when we visit next year, we're taking the kids off to the beach so he and our daughter-in-law can get some peace and quiet, get some sleep and mostly get some alone time. I don't know how they do it. We are so looking forward to being temporary babysitters. :)
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Well Bob, we all did it didn't we? I don't know about you, but we did not have any help at all in raising our 3 children [ever] but the thing is, we were younger then! The sleep deprivation doesn't last all that long, and is part and parcel of family life.Unless they have medical conditions of course, our grown up children should all be able to manage.It's nice to spend time with our grandchildren though, doing things, and not just babysitting.
 
I saw my grandkids when they were younger about every month or more. But since they are boys, I did not really share their love of sports as they got older. But one of my grandsons is in college now and he was here yesterday and we talked. Turns out we have a lot in common, ie history, coin collecting, music, art, politics. They do grow up.
 
My daughter has 2 children. I was 35 when my daughter was born and she was 32 when my grand son was born and 35 for my grand daughter was born.
He told his mom, he was old enough to go back by himself. Evidently the dentist bragged about his teeth and showed him his xray. My grand child asked if they would mail him a copy of his xrays to share with the class.
We are still stunned about this.

I am very fortunate that I have a 2yr old grand daughter (who is working at teaching me how to use my I Pad) . She will be 3 the 16th of this month
 
Having 4 grandkids nearby we enjoy seeing them often and are rarely called on to "baby sit" since my kids know better. The exception is emergencies when they know we'll help them out. We particularly enjoy picking them up from school where we know we have them only for 2-3 hours unlike having them all day which is exhausting.

On the 1-10 scale I'll go with a 10.
 
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