Average age

I’m 64, no grandchildren yet but here’s hoping! I joined as it seemed the only site with interesting topics for the ‘older’ person. I enjoy most threads, particularly food and chat.

To balance out the ages - I'm 84 and know of at least one Gransnetter - Bijou - who is older than me. In her 90s!
others about my age. We have 9 grandchildren, all in their teens or twenties.
I joined Gransnet in 2013 when poor Carole (GreatNan) went missing to get more news of her.

I’m 64, soon to be 65. Have one grandson who is 18 months.
I like all the family problems, it’s nice to know others in the same position.

Me too slipperyslope was 63 when I was Grandma to my first Granddaughter. Missing her like mad as I looked after her 4vdsys a week to help family out. She 2vin June. Hoping its a bit better by then fir her Birthday. But not holing my breath...

Married& had my oldest at a young age,& eldest did same,so my oldest GC are now 22& 21,but i later divorced/remarried so my youngest 'children' still at home are 21& 17 in a couple of weeks! Ive some in between and so i have 8 GC altogether varying ages,and a new one on the way soon..I cant remember how i stumbled across gransnet? Probably some competition advertised.but was about a year ago maybe,or a bit more?..i like how its like a 'cosy group' and we all offer each other support& advice when needed,i dislike the young ones from mumsnet 'infiltrating' it just cause theirs is sniping,( im not saying you cant be in both groups, but you SHOULD at least be a granny,no matter what your age)the clues in the name - Opinionated? Maybe,but we all seem to be be on here..

I joined a few months ago at 67. I was 55 when my first grandchild was born and have four in total.
I struggle with the technology and still can't quite negotiate my way round gransnet especially when starting a new thread

Surely there is often too much concern attached to age. It is the figure that records how long we have been alive ! Some are old before they are young, some never grow up. I happen to believe that we should make the very best of every day, good or bad, happy or sad. Happily, in my dotage, I am now blessed with three great grandchildren. I am very young at heart and much enjoying being a recent newcomer to Gransnet. Lovely interesting contributors and meaty conversations.

I am sadly neither a parent nor a gran but I still enjoy GN. I am 60.

Became a Gran for the first time at 58 and am now 71 and a Gran to 6. I’ve been on Gransnet for about four years. Dip in and out but love reading about everyone.

Aonk,i too am nanna to an 'angel baby' as well.. and so we are all looking forward to the safe arrival of the new baby due soon,yet so fearful because of the coronavirus!...im still such a 'youngish' gran on here i guess,at 56,(birthday in summer) but technically i could be a great gran,but im not rushing the older 2 into it anytime soon& they still live at home anyway

How true Calender37!

I am 66. First grandchild born when I was 42. We now have 7, aged between 24 years and 10 days - our lovely new baby that I have never held, thanks to the virus.

4 of our grandkids live in the USA, and I joined Gransnet sometime after they emigrated. I was feeling a bit lost and reading about other people in similar situations helped.

I became a grandmother at 67 to twin girls and am now 70!

I am 63. Married for 39 years with no children hence no grandchildren but loving 40 career and now part time working life.

At first glance I read that as the 91 I have now. I am 71, with 8 grandchildren from 3 to 26

62 just had my first GC - she’s 7 mths. Wanted to feel part of the gran club - it’s taken enough to get here!

That was for Margaretinorthants, this is moving very fast.

I'm 64 first GC at 56 2nd at 60 just joined gransnet x

Happy birthday Tmeadow2. I’m a Lancashire lass. Born in Liverpool but have lived near Wigan for 55 years. Abergele is a nice place to live, but you will get a warm Lancashire welcome when you move up here.
Enjoy your day as best you can xx

I became a grandmother the week before I was 39!! had said I wanted to be at least 40 before I wanted to be one, but wasn't to be. I now have 8 grandchildren , plus foster grandson and 2 foster grandaughters, one of whom has had a baby, my first great grandson, and also my daughter adopted a little boy, so the total is 11, I also have 2 great grand daughters, one whom was adopted by my first DGS, who also fosters!!! Love them all and am missing them all as well, we were supposed to have 2 christenings this month, but have had to postponed them. By the way I was 65 in February.

My first grandchild was born 10 years ago when I was 60 and I now have three more, aged 8, 6 and 5, with another due this summer. I look at Gransnet every day but very rarely post. What a wonderful site for support and advice. I am in awe of the profound wisdom of many of the posters!

Why is 59 considered a late starter?

Okimherenow No need to feel embarrassed. The conductor of our choir started a concert with her mobile phone on the music stand, explaining to the audience that her daughter was in labour. When it rang, right in the middle of a song, we stopped dead while she answered it, and announced, “It’s a boy!” That got a better round of applause than our singing did!

I'm 68 eldest gs born when I was 57 I now have 5 not having cuddles I think is what most of us miss ?

Sounds like a competition going on. A 'friend' told me I was getting left on the shelf when I was not married aged 21!