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Going on great adventures and doing all the stuff that keeps us young

Loving every one of your grandchildren no matter how they treat you, taking them into your care completely when parents can't cope that's what puts the GRAND into grandparent.
Loving them when they are troublesome older grandchildren not just when they are lovely little babies.

Being able to be a member of Gransnet and reading this hilarious thread!

It's the grandest feeling the first time they say 'Grandma, I love you'. Get goosebumps just thinking about it!

Cuddles

The Grand meants

Great Relatives Always Needed Desperately

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Generous Relatives Always Need Dearly

Feeling young again, treating the grandchildren to things that we didn't necessarily have time for with our children.

The Grand means that grandparents are a treasure to enfold, with patience untold, and love that is pure gold.

Having grandchildren that are truly amazing and my pride and joy makes growing old soooooooo worth it.

it means always being there when they need you no matter what there age

being able to love and cherish a grandchild without all the stroppy bits is GRAND.X

The Grand bit has to be having so much fun but not the direct responsibility of day to day homework, tantrums etc, so much easier than being a parent !

It's GRAND to be able to help out with child care, which would otherwise be very expensive, and to be involved at every stage of the grandchildren's development.

It's GRAND to spend time with your grandchildren - but as my mother will tell you, it's GREAT when their parents take them away again ;-)

Grand is how I feel every time I see them.

I never knew my grandparents so it's a great pleasure to me to be a grandma to my boys. Given that so many people have problems having children and even when they do sometimes grandparents aren't allowed to share their grandchildrens lives I feel so blessed that I have mine...even more so that they all live close by.

I hope I can be the kind of Grand ma to my DGC that my dear Grand ma was to me.

Wonderful to be a part of their young lives. To care and nurture them and to be on hand when needed. To have our little secrets and treats, without mummy or daddy knowing!

Our little grand daughter sees no age barrier when she looks at her grand parents. To her we are playmates capable of pushing the swing for hours, of leaping over her "long jump barrier" in the garden, and able to chase her round the house and read endless stories. She sees no reason why we can't play with her just the same as her little nursery companions do.
So to us putting the GRAND in grand parenting means being there as her friend, protecting her from outside nasties as much as possible, and letting her grow and develop at her own pace with a little bit of encouragement here and there.

A hundreds of cuddles and kisses along with hundreds of laughs and smiles!

All the treats! Oh plus the babysitting!

Giving
Remarkable
Adoring
Nurturing
Dedication

The Grand stands for, being there for your children and your childrens children to help them through the laughter and the tears, the fun and the fears. To teach them everything life has taught you and let them teach you the fun things you've forgotten.

Getting Renewed and New Delights is grand to me.

looking after the grand children / always with a smile on your face /being kind , considerate and helpfull