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I was raised by my grandfather as my mother is an alcoholic and my father was a drug abuser. He was my everything, mum, dad, grandfather and friend. He died last year at 83 from lung cancer, and my children and i miss him immensely as he was our only true blood.

I have time to listen and play with my grandchildren which is so special. Having m.s. I use a crutch or wheelchair to walk outside, the 2yr old is so good, she tells me to use my crutch as we are going in the garden, when there she likes to look after the crutch for granny, putting it safe some distance away from me! very helpful as I then crawl to get it back! The youngest one is still crawling and loves to dash off on all 4's looking behind to see if granny is following also on all 4's!

I spent a lot of time with her when she was small and Mum was having difficulty coping and this has forged an unbreakable bond to this day

I don't see my little Danish grandchildren as often as I would like, but 3 year old Jonathan I'd learning English so he can talk to me on Skype as I don't speak Danish! No doubt one year old Olivia will soon follow suit!

I always hoped for but never expected grandchildren and now I have four.

My eldest daughter had a cancer scare, an horrendous miscarriage and then pre-eclampsia led to our first grandaughter being 7weeks premature. She has gone on to have a second little girl (DGD3) who is just sooo different from big sister.

Between times, number two daughter, who never intended to have a family, became unexpectedly broody and gave us another granddaughter.

Then, our son and lovely daughter-in-law who has no large intestine to speak of, an ileostomy and had been told her chances of getting pregnant were negligible, produced a son!

Being with a child of my child is the most incredibly uplifting and wonderful. Any one of them, or all of them. My unexpected bundles. My co-conspirators in mischief. They call me Nanny Og - but I can't think why, apparently there's some resemblance.

Love seeing my grandchildren and so glad they want to spend time with me. Have done alsorts together and some of the best haven't cost anything. Giving them one to one attention is something parents haven't always got time for but older people have. Enjoyed my love of reading on to them too.

A lot of what makes the relationship special is having the time to do things together, to play mad games, dressing up for role play, making a bit of a mess etc - things they tend to love and will hopefully remember fondly as they get older - creating fun environments and happy memories, lots of laughter and great days out together.

My son's daughter can be quite strange if she hasn't seen anyone for a while. However, she never forgets me and always spots my car parking up and comes to the window and waves and shouts at me. I suspect she likes my wee yellow Fiat 500 but she never forgets me. it's a lovely feeling and I'll take it any way I can as I just love her to bits.

think the lack of caring what people think makes our relationship so special. Am at the time of life when I can dance in a puddle and look for dinosaurs whereas in earlier times I would have "worried" what people thought of me.

I'm lucky because my grand-daughter only lives across the road from me so I get to see her most days. She's always so excited to see me though, never fails to make me smile.

Teaching him new things. Children are like sponges when it comes to knowledge and it is a joy to introduce him to the world around him.

He loves going in our garden & bringing in the ornaments! lol.. (my son use to keep the garden ornaments in his room), so i hide them & he has great fun looking for them.

My 2 year old grandson and his mummy live with me and I am the one who gets him up in the mornings and takes him to the childminder and brings him home. Our relationship is so very special and he never fails to greet me with a delighted shout of "Nanneeeeee". His mum has a day off today and as they went out this morning he shouted, "Bye bye Nanny. I love you". I'm enjoying the peace and quiet but looking forward to him coming home for tea.

My parents have a great relationship with my kids as they can give them the undivided attention they crave!

To see the little girl who loved to make cakes and ice them in my kitchen now on a catering course. Last time she visited she made her first ever macarons - not just delicious but all the same size!

Our Grandson likes to come to our house just to chill out. His mother is very active and has him doing loads of activities. He takes after his Dad and likes a more sedate pace of life. Having said that he loves going to our local park.

Our relationship is special because we find lots of things to giggle about together, I think we must have the same sense of humour.

So many things you can do with them. You can do and take them places you took your own children and haven't been to for years because your children are grown up. It's a rediscovery.

Getting pictures that they've made at pre school

keeps my days great

Receiving a text saying " Love you Nan" ?

I view life from a very different standpoint as a grandparent. Been there, done that already; now let's sit down and have a chat about what you've done and why you shouldn't have. Plus having more time on my hands these days, I can invest in quality and quantity time with all of them. Currently dealing with a 15, 14, 9 and almost 2 year old.

I can truly enjoy the company of my grandchildren because I don't have the hassle of everyday life that your own full time children create. It's totally quality time

I see my grandchildren almost every day and the two oldest stay over every weekend - we all have lots of special times together alongside the more mundane, everyday family life.

My 13 year old GS who still offers me a hug when I see him. My 4 year old GD who always thinks my hair needs brushing and announces "You look much better," when she has finished. My 2 year old GS who has just learned to shout "Gwanny!" when he wants me in a very accusing tone.