I find that my relationship with my ten grandchildren changes over the years. I was very close to my eldest (my daughter was a single mum, father disappeared, so I was her birth partner) - the relationship was not quite so intense during his teen years, but now he is 28 and very happy in his career we have become close again. Not physically, as he lives in London and I live in France, but he sends me a chatty e-mail every week and recently stayed with me when he had business in Geneva.
I have also found that I have become closer to the two grandchildren who have children of their own - they very much appreciate that I am just as interested in my great-grandchildren - love seems infinitely extendable down the generations!
We can't control our feelings, only our actions, so there is no need for anyone to feel guilty about being closer to one grandchild - they are people, with different personalities, and we are bound to find some more congenial than others.
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.
Army horses loose on London streets
I've got another 'keen'... Ouch!
Well Labour’s “patriotism” didn’t last very long, did it? 🇬🇧