By Lily
Today is Grandparents Day. As I’ve often pointed out to my well-into-adulthood boys, I, myself, am not yet a grandmother. Not that I’m pushing for a grandbaby. It’s not as if I’ve told my dear grown boys that middle-age will grab you suddenly in the night. Well, maybe I said that. But, I offered comfort in that they probably wouldn’t die before experiencing the wondrous miracle of bringing a new grandparent into the world. It’s desperate times, as they already know better when I tell them a baby won’t change their life and they’ll hardly know it’s there.
While I await transformation into a Grand One, I would like to thank my parents for the love and devotion they showered upon all their grandchildren. The children in my family drew the lucky straw when it came to grandparents.
My parents loved spending time with their grandkids and the grandkids loved being with Mama and Papa. They were secondary parents who were willing to spoil. Mama and Papa had the patience to explain anything, even if they were in middle of something. My children had a bond of respect and another source of unquestioning love that influences them still. Thank you Mom and Dad for being such wonderful grandparents.
Wishing everyone a Happy Grandparents Day. Please share a story or a memory. If you’re a grandparent, feel free to brag.
Ann@IW says
September 9, 2012 at 7:20 amHappy Grandparents Day! I am not a grandma either but I do hope the next ten years will bring me that honor. My kids are a bit too young, yet. I am a grandAUNT for the first time this year. I must say, the little guy who made me a Grand-Person is just about the cutest little guy I have ever seen. He’s just an adorable little guy.
Keisha Talley says
September 9, 2012 at 7:44 amI love my grandparents. I call them this morning to wish them a Happy Grandparents Day
Rosemary says
September 9, 2012 at 12:10 pmI love being “Nana”. My grandchildren came along late in my life, but I still love having them even if I no longer have the energy to keep up with all their activities.
Pam@IW says
September 9, 2012 at 2:49 pmI miss my grandparents. My maternal grandmother died in 1975 and my grandfather in 1985. Great memories and great times. They were not people of great means and we were never showered with gifts. They had 8 children and those children all had many children so they had lots of grandchildren. Way too many to buy gifts for.
My grandparents did drive to Arizona and lived there in the winter (because of my grandmother’s severe asthma) for quite a few years and they would always bring us back “cactus candy.” We loved it and looked so forward to it. My grandmother had lost her leg to cancer and so she took up the hobby of jewelry making because she was pretty much wheelchair bound. She would make us beautiful bracelets and necklaces from goldstones and other stones and I still have some of them.
When I got my license, my grandfather would let me and my sister drive his fire engine red 50’s buick (he painted it by hand every year and we helped him) to run errands for him. The car had to have been about 20 years old at that point and had several hundred thousand miles on it, but it ran like a charm and I loved to drive and ride in it. The floor board had worn out in the front and he just had cardboard on the floor. When you drove down the highway, you could feel the rocks hit your feet. LOL
They were very loving people and I miss them and think about them often.
Pam@IW says
September 9, 2012 at 2:52 pmI would also like to give a big shout out to my own parents that are just simply the best grandparents any grandchild could want. They are also fantastic great grandparents. They are so interested and supportive of their family. They set a standard that I hope I can live up to one day.
Carol says
September 9, 2012 at 3:56 pmBeautiful memories Pam of your grandparents. I have to say being a “Mimi” has to be one of the greatest treasures in life.
Pam@IW says
September 9, 2012 at 4:01 pmCarol, so I hear and see. My sister and her husband became a grandparents almost 2 years ago. Such a blessing in their lives after losing their son just a year before. I hope one day, I will get to experience it too.
Treasures they are.