Welcome to Gransnet

Welcome, Brend1209 hopefully you will soon find the chats or discussions which interest you.

Hallo, new to so many digithings since lockdown (zoom, ebay selling...) and came across this while waiting in a hospital carpark (a good thing from lockdown: free hospital parking!) Nice to meet you! I have 3 lovely grandchildren but hope for more...only 1 of our 4 children has a family so far, and they waited years before finally adopting. I can't believe how powerful this grandma love is, biological or not ❤️❤️❤️

Welcome Bargar as I have said to others you will soon find your way around.

its Friday evening beginning of a boring weekend. any suggestion on what I can do

Hello I’m new, my user name is a take on my granny’s name as she was called Ruby.

I found you when I googled ‘ how to make DIL like me ?. Finding things a bit tough at the moment with her .

Welcome Roobs. Just start a thread and I am sure you will receive help and advice from others. A difficult problem!

I hope you are finding your way around the different threads and finding subjects which interest you.

Thank you . I’m sorting it out in my head first before I put pen to paper so to speak . Just reading through some threads has already helped heaps .

Roobs maybe if you look through some of the old threads on the same subject you may find pointers there.

I know it is not always possible but brevity is appreciated. I for one cannot, because of my eyesight problems, reading the equivalent of a page of A 4 jumbled together with no break with paragraphs.

Good luck, you will get what you want and at least you are takingthe time to sort it out in your head first.

Just want to have a bit of a moan so apologies if I'm in the wrong place.
Eldest son lives quite a way up country so we usually only see him 2 or 3 weekends in the year. Of course this year not seen since Christmas. His partner's family live halfway between us so they are seen more. He's told me they're going down to stay with her parents for a week & while there he'll pop down for a couple of hours one day to see us. Now I know its always problematic when they come trying to arrange family get together so he can see nephews & nieces & as he has no children & lives a completely different lifestyle they dont see each others point of view. I'm just a little hurt & disappointed we are only getting a couple of hours especially when it's my 70th the following week. I can't say anything as I hate confrontations.
Sorry for long post, just needed to get off my chest.

Sorry Loulou but if you want any replies you would have to start a separate thread as this is the "welcome" section.

Ahoy from stateside mates. Just joined. Our single-dad son and two grandsons 6 and 2 live with us. Its a full house.

Welcome- nice to see another man join

I have a Grandson that is now 14 months old. On his first birthday my daughter-in-law gave all relatives and friends that were invited to GS party, a “Time Capsule” letter to fill in for my GS, which are then to be opened by him on his 18th birthday.
I must admit I had never heard of this before and I am totally flummoxed as to what to write in his letter!
I have looked online for help/advice but have been unable to find anything constructive.
I have been told to “write what I like in it”. Have any other Gransnetters come across these Time Capsule things please and if so, could you offer any advice as to what to write?
I am now under a time constraint as DIL asked for them to be completed within 2 weeks of GS first birthday (2 months ago!) and I have been told that my husbands and I are the only ones still not completed and returned.
P.S. Husband hasn’t a clue what to write either!

Think I’ve typed the above message in the wrong section! So sorry, completely new to this. ?

Welcome Nanof4- I am afraid you took the words out of my mouth! You will not get a reply here I do not think- the easiest would be to start your own thread and that should bring in with luck some replies.

Hello from Michigan USA. I am a lonely Nana. Missing my grandbabies and trying to not fall apart. Covid is hurting relationships and my mental health. Love the Lord so I do not live in fear but do use caution.

Welcome cafegal there are others from the USA but I am not sure exactly which part. You will soon find your way around the various threads.

Wondering why I don’t get the gransnet email anymore!
I didn’t unsubscribe.

This is not the thread for that I am afraid. I think it still has its own thread. If not why do you not get in touch with GNHQ yourself?

Hello, I just joined this week and am enjoying reading the posts.A Glasgow girl living in New Zealand.

Welcome- there is at least one other person living in New Zealand- her name is Bradfordgirl. There are two Glaswegians, Marydoll and I think Talu but both still living there. I am from Fife but living in London so we do get around! Enjoy!

Hello. First post from a recent joinee here. Struggling with being almost 54 and feeling 32 - very much missing being an active and involved Mum of three, and trying to adjust to a different life. Youngest is almost 19, and although at home currently, will soon be back at Uni. He is fiercely independent (who does that remind me of...) and no longer a child or my baby boy. The other two are well into adulthood (30 and 24) - both live away with their partners, and are happy and healthy. Never thought being an empty-nester would be so HARD! Menopause does not come alone

Just joined too. Looks a really interesting site with kind people.

Welcome to all Newbies ?

Hello everyone, newbie here. Recently retired, with a long to-do list of lovely things I had planned, which are currently on hold. I discovered the "Good Morning..." chats and they are so positive and comforting.
Looking forward to chatting with you all.