How many Grandads do we have?

Hi everyone , I'm a newbie Grandad . Just joined today .Please be gentle with me !

Hi, greymuzzle, welcome to G'net. Gentle? of course we will be!

Hi Magsie , ask me anything you like , I don't mind .

greymuzzle welcome to GN

Hello greymuzzle and welcome.
Are you a new grandad, or just new to GN?

Hi. I have been a granddad for six and a half years.

Frank

Welcome. I've been a grandfather for four and a half years.

Hello greymuzzle welcome.

Hi all , thanks for making me feel so welcome . I have 2 granddaughters (6 & 5 ,sisters ).I am a newbie to gransnet .You can ask away , if I know the answers to your questions I'll tell ,otherwise I'll make it up ! Sorry I took so long to respond , I still have to work (truckdriver) .Don't know why I have this red underline .I'm typing on a tablet and cannot seem to get rid of it , but i,'m sure someone will advise me. :-)

O h silly me , the redline doesn't appear on the message!

Hello, greymuzzle and welcome!

Hi,
I'm a grandad. I became one when my daughter had a babygirl at the age of 16.

I was quite surprised because I gave her strict instructions to fall in love, get married & have children,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in that order. I was just 44 when this event occured.
The darling grandaughter is now 20 & has no plans to repeat her mother's pattern. I have every hope that she will follow my guidelines, but I have my doubts.

Soon after 2 more came into the world & they are my treasures. TEn years passed & little EVIE joined the happy family.

I was diagnosed with PARKINSONs DISEASE 17 years ago & had the good fortune to be granted an early retirement & this has enabled me to see much more of them all over the years.

My son is 40 & has a 6 month old babygirl. My other daughter would love to start a family but have constraints on their finances atmo.

What is a Grandad for??

What is a granddad, what is he for?
Its more than just waving from nannies front door.

He’s there to admire your latest aeroplane kit
Though he was no use when you were building it.

He likes to watch you tube funnies, they’re neat
But not for long because he drops of to sleep.

He’s awake one minute and sleeping the next
He is one of the few people who still can’t text

He’s deaf as a post and misses what we say
But after consideration , we like him this way.

He hears more than we think
Enjoys a quiet drink

And we love him just as he is

Thank you for sharing, RobertJunior your poem made me

Welcome, Robertjunior. Love your poem and your sentiments about your family. I think you will feel at home with us.

Welcome, Greymuzzle and Robertjunior, we need more Granddads on here

Well here's another one.
I am grandad to two little girls of 5 & 2, sisters, and their mother is my daughter, my firstborn. Son in law is a doting father.
The girls, or rather thoughts of them have pulled me through some very dark moments over the last five months and I am indebted for them being there in order to feature in my thoughts.
I believe in unconditional love and hope the girls know or will come to know that no matter what the problem grandad will always understand and will be a place they can always run to if necessary. Daughter chastises me for letting them get away with things I would never have allowed her to but I feel that is grandads perogative.

I'm a grandad AND I LOVE IT!

Just ask, what I don't know I'll make up in true Granda fashion - but I'll do me best to help when I can.
14 yr old coeliac and type one diabetic granddaughter, (my son's daughter)
3 yr old very smart and active grandson (my daughter's son)

There are probably not many grandads making themselves known as probably not many have joined. I myself was put off by the name of the site which implies Grannies only. Change your name and you might get more grandads.

I'm a grandad

Change the name, WD46 and the whole kit and caboodle would have to be relaunched so that the new name became universally known. When organisations go in for a name change it is often followed by a total collapse which takes a long time to recuperate from. It is not just the members who know it as Gransnet, it is also all the advertisers, suppliers, newspapers and magazines, tax collectors, cake suppliers, everyone.

Gran is a the first syllable of Grandfather as well as Grandmother. If that is your only reason for not joining, then you are missing a valuable resouirce, and a lot of fun.

Hi, Papa-Davy here. Not a new Granddad, been one for 15 years ( hey spellchecker included eh?) but am a new one for 3rd time now. I'm officially retired now and can offer help to those who may have difficulty in using a computer; the internet; anti-virus & anti-malware; hardware & software and general things like what to buy and where to buy it etc.

Robert have you met frank?

I`m not a Granddad and I`ve never been married either, but I`m old, will I be welcome here?

Hi crazy - of course you're welcome. I am sure you will find common ground with us, even if it doesn't involve grandchildren.

You are very welcome crazy. I am sure you will have some interesting points of view to share with us.