The Ultimate Gransnet Prize Draw

It's random Stansgran as in put the names in a bag and pull one out at random. No telephone vote

Wow! Just realised you must have actually read all these posts. Respect Stansgran

My grand children make my life worth living.

This isn't a competition, it's a DRAW.
I think there should be a time limit on membership in order to enter, as in should have been a member for at least a month before being eligible!

I thought competitions had to have an element of skill.

Goes off to check the Betting and Gaming Act

It's the Gaming Act 2005 and a competion has to have an element of skill, but not so hard as to deter the majority of competitors.

This seems not to fulfil that requirement.

Nelliemoser! Do you really refer to your beloved GS as "the boy"?!!!

It's quite refreshing actually.

Seeing their little faces as they run to you with their arms open . . . .

What puts the GRAND in? The fact that you have these new people that are part of you. You can love them as much as you loved your own children but without the pressure of actually being the parent. You can spoil them and care for them and give them naughty little treats.

there's a special kind of joy in watching your own children grow and become loving parents to children of their own - being involved in their lives, sharing their laughter and their tears, seeing faces light up when you go to visit...it's all part of this very special gift of being a GRANDparent...it's the best!

having the chance to do the kid stuff again but getting to spoil the kids without the constant parenting

Having lived our life to the full able to give first hand guidance to our lovely grandchildren

Being available when needed, whether it's to take them swimming, looking after the youngest while mum goes to work, or, being just at the end of the phone when they want to talk.

Kitty, if you go down to the bottom of the competition page, it says "as listed in " and gives four links.

There is an element of skill in that you have to write something about how grand it is to be a grandparent.

The competition ends on 5th October, so most of those newbies who have entered by now must have been members for a month before then, Lona.

Don't know what else to put other than all the lovely posts already on here but to love that that little hand will clasp yours and say 'I love you, Grandma'. No better feeling in the world.

Seeing my children loving their children as much as I love them, and doing as much as I can to help them all.

I'm not grand enough to be a 'grand' hence I'm just Nana.

Not as strict with the grandchildren I smile at the handprints where I used to be cleaning them straight off the glass and tables. We meander along to feed the ducks there is no need to rush all the work at home can be done when the children go home and I have had a rest of course.

Jingle His parents tended to refer to him in the abstract as "The Boy" but by name when talking to him. It's not at all as offhand as might sounds just a bit of a joke between them

Nellie you have made me realise we refer to younger DGS as 'the boy' as well. It is said affectionately (he couldn't be more loved, just like yours I'm sure)

There's no 'element of skill' involved if the winner's going to be drawn randomly! You could say anything...

Having the luxury of time to spend on a Grandchild who has time to listen.

Grand is a word we reserve for something or someone with gravitas or wisdom: as children we read stories that establish its importance, with hobbit children in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings shouting "G for Grand!" as the old wizard Gandalf rides by. Grand is a tag for our respect of life experience, embodied by the older (and hopefully inspiring) members of our families.