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<blockquote data-quote="hexemaus2" data-source="post: 397317" data-attributes="member: 4560"><p>From one grandparent to another...congratulations!! Grandkids are a wonderous joy...all the good parts of having kids & none of the bad (you can send them back when you get to the bad parts!)</p><p> </p><p>I tell people that being a grandma is like parenting with a fast forward button. Any time it starts to feel like parenting again, you send them home. It's like fast forwarding a movie so you can just watch your favorite parts. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>My father has said for years that being a grandpa is great...they come, do a day's worth of damage, then go home to be someone else's problem. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>You can spoil them rotten and never have to worry about the outcome. It's wonderful! It's like getting a reward for parenting while at the same time, watching your kids get their just desserts. lol. </p><p> </p><p>My youngest granddaughter, Lex, got into her Mommy's bathroom and spread make up everywhere. All I could do was laugh and remind easy child about the time she made "sand castles" all over my house with flour and coffee, while eating peanut butter right out of the jar with her fingers. She didn't appreciate the humor, but she will...once Lex has kids. lol.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from the ability to laugh and giggle as your child runs around after their kids...grandkids are wonderful in other ways too. I find I have far more appreciation for the little things my granddaughters do. I think I was more excited when Rae finally said Gama than I was when my oldest first said Mama. When I go visit and she gets excited and bounces up and down chanting "Gama! Gama!" it's the absolute best feeling in the whole world. I think it's even better than when my kids would get excited when I came home...because there's nothing else associated with it...no dinner to fix, no baths to organize, no worries if you'll do something to mess them up for life...you can just simply enjoy their unconditional love.</p><p> </p><p>With all that said, Allen, I wish you the deepest, most sincere congratulations possible. I know what joy lies ahead for you! I can't think of a better guy to fill a pair of G'pa pants. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexemaus2, post: 397317, member: 4560"] From one grandparent to another...congratulations!! Grandkids are a wonderous joy...all the good parts of having kids & none of the bad (you can send them back when you get to the bad parts!) I tell people that being a grandma is like parenting with a fast forward button. Any time it starts to feel like parenting again, you send them home. It's like fast forwarding a movie so you can just watch your favorite parts. :) My father has said for years that being a grandpa is great...they come, do a day's worth of damage, then go home to be someone else's problem. :) You can spoil them rotten and never have to worry about the outcome. It's wonderful! It's like getting a reward for parenting while at the same time, watching your kids get their just desserts. lol. My youngest granddaughter, Lex, got into her Mommy's bathroom and spread make up everywhere. All I could do was laugh and remind easy child about the time she made "sand castles" all over my house with flour and coffee, while eating peanut butter right out of the jar with her fingers. She didn't appreciate the humor, but she will...once Lex has kids. lol. Aside from the ability to laugh and giggle as your child runs around after their kids...grandkids are wonderful in other ways too. I find I have far more appreciation for the little things my granddaughters do. I think I was more excited when Rae finally said Gama than I was when my oldest first said Mama. When I go visit and she gets excited and bounces up and down chanting "Gama! Gama!" it's the absolute best feeling in the whole world. I think it's even better than when my kids would get excited when I came home...because there's nothing else associated with it...no dinner to fix, no baths to organize, no worries if you'll do something to mess them up for life...you can just simply enjoy their unconditional love. With all that said, Allen, I wish you the deepest, most sincere congratulations possible. I know what joy lies ahead for you! I can't think of a better guy to fill a pair of G'pa pants. :) [/QUOTE]
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