How old are you?

Must agree with the logo comments, it doesnt float my boat! Sorry

Hi, I am 54. 2 darling GSs 6 & 4. Still working but not long ago reduced my working hours to help with the childcare & spend more time with them. D, SIL & me share the childcare.Thought if I waited until I could afford to fully retire in my mid 60s I would have missed out on these special years while they are little. (I am a happy singleton). I too feel very lucky.

I am 63 in September, and was a bulge baby - just missed the war ! I have to say that the logo reminds me a bit of the Soviet posters that were around during Stalin's time !!
Perhaps supernana could design us a sizzling logo !!

I will be 51 in July, I have 12 Gc inc twins, youngest 8 weeks the oldest is 14, my youngest Dd is 15, so only 6 months between her and her nephew .

How do you feel about the forms where they ask you to tick the relevant age-box ? 45-54, 55-64, over 65, or however someone wants to stereotype you.

Does the suggested mental image suddenly change between one year and the next, from long-in-the-tooth to over-the hill, so disregard this one?

I always promised myself I would not lie about my age, but I really feel like having a 21st birthday every year to keep everyone wondering.

Like many people who have posted here I don't feel my age. I was 55 when my GD was born almost 6 years ago and if anything I feel younger now! Age is just a number, it's your state of mind that matters. Admittedly sometimes I do wonder about the state of mind though, especially after an afternoon of races down the hall from imaginary starting blocks!

Yes, I hated the Shreddies "knitted by nana" thing. And the Sainsbury's "take an old bag shopping" campaign.

After supporting my daughter through recurrent miscarriages & thinking I'd never have a grandchild, I finally exoerienced the joy of becoming a grandmother at 61. At 64 I now have two with another expected in October. I love every minute of exploring the world with them. They teach me so much and I do things with them I never did with my own children. I was offended by some of the media reports about Gransnet as their perceptions of Grans didn't feel like me. But I was even more repulsed by the the Shreddies 'knitted by Nana images' of grandmothers (see Gingerbread's post).

I hadn't taken much notice of the Logo but looking at it now it reminds me of the propaganda posters of 1930s fascist and communist governments.

Luckily the idea of Gransnet is great and more important than a Logo.

First post! Just a few weeks off my first half century with a 2-year old grandaughter who is absolutely the most important person in my life! Not at all what I expected when the (totally unanticipated) pregnancy was announced.

As for the logo - I wonder what would be more appropriate? What might be a representative and powerful icon of 21st Century grandparenting?

I am 55...of my 4 grandchildren the oldest will be 16 this year and my youngest is 2 months old. The Logo is more appropriate to my mother who was a young woman in WW2 and would have loved to be in the Land Army.

Hi I loved that comment I feel the same but my feet don't agree :-)

I am 46, Much too young to be a gran but I am, my dgs is 8months.

85.

GeraldineGransnet, I was a little bemused when you said that the logo was PINK!! More of a deep plum or a shade of purple, but PINK, I don't think so, unless I need my eyes testing for colour blindness

I think more colourful, really just means more upbeat or modern, as it does look rather dull at the moment. I'm afraid it just looks rather dull at the moment, sorry about that, as I know someone must have put a lot of thought into it. x

I shall be 70 in August. Have three fine sons and three delightful daughters in law. Seven grandchildren, three boys and three girls. The youngest is an adorable one year old and the eldest a graceful twenty two year old art student. Aren't we all so lucky? Athough I have a few discomforting health conditions, I feel so very young in spirit. Best wishes to all the ladies on this site. And yes, being an artist, I would love us to have a sizzling logo!

I'm 39 and my first grandchild is 12 weeks old.
And just to add a twist,my daughter-in-law is 36.

54 going on 19..................sadly no one else can see the 19year old who is still in there!

A lady never reveals her true age. According to my knickers I'm 10.

I first became a grandma at 42, my mum was a great gran at 63, and my own gran was still alive and was a great great gran at 83.....5 generations!

Just turned 56 ... I agree with you gingerbread however I still think I am 18! I have three grandchildren 12, 4 and 2. Yes I also agree that the logo is not 'us' is it!

I'm 56 with 6 granddaughters - not old at all, still 25 in my head until I look in the mirror! Can't make my mind up about the logo - part of me thinks it's a powerful pic - at least it's better than a "knitting nana" from the Shreddies ads .

47 and 5 GC.....Am I a baby?

I am 66 but still consider myself a modern gran. I was also born at the end of WW2 but don't associate with the land army. My parents were the generation who experienced WW2. The logo is a bit old fashioned.

I'd rather have a picture of the Beatles