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Now that they're teenagers, having them come to our house to ignore me instead of ignoring their mother!

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My youngest granddaughter is extra special as my son had to deliver her at home when she couldn't wait for midwife or ambulance! Her two brothers are special too as they are amazing signers for their profoundly Deaf mum (their dad, my twin son, is also Deaf but has speech as is his twin brother and also my other d-I-l). My other two grandchildren know very small amounts of sign but are also very special.

I was present at the birth of all three of my grandchildren and am looking forward to the birth of the fourth next Februaury. Both of my daughters are teachers and have returned to their careers after maternity leave. The two younger grandchildren spend most of the weekdays here and we have a lovely relationship. Also, we spend a lot of leisure time together enjoying days out.

The fact they can share secrets with me that they can't their parents!

My grand daughter lives 160 miles away but our relationship is quite special. We skype every week and she sends me cards and drawings through the post, I send her little trinkets too. She always says ' I love you grandma' and is so thrilled when we can go and see her. She means the world to me

I only became a grandmother in December so I am hoping that my grandaughter and I will develop a special relationship if I guide, distract and encourage rather than tell or shout. If I encourage a sense of wonder and discovery rather than tell her all the answers and if I allow her imagination to blossom she will, take the lead and teach me about becoming the best granny that I can.

When the babysiting's over its the 'Dont go Grandpa we are having so much fun' that gets to me.. Gulp !

love to play with them and go to local parks together

Being able to do all the fun things and really play - knowing that I can catch up on everything dull & boring later!

She doesn't get shouted at round at Grandma's & Grandads house. Grandad plays the fool scares and acts silly. Grandma is all full of marshmellows treats & parties fun and games but most importantly keeps her safe from silly grandad lol

my grandaughter so funny shes not 2 yet and can count numbers colours she knows too and 1- 10 we have a great laugh as she loves to stick stickers in her book l have bought lana so many she sees me and say stick stick ha shes a joy to have and yes spend loads time reading to her she loves book already in the libary gets 6 books a fourtnight

well, I have learnt from all the mistakes I made with my children.

also, I am re learning things all the time, how the world works which I long forgot and appreciate the world we live in

The bubble of love that exploded when I had my children burst again when I held each of my grandchildren. Feel so blessed.

The way he thinks of me, a rather portly and ungainly retired lady, as a playmate with whom to play chase, climb through a play tunnel (no chance my love!), play with him on the wii and laugh uncontrollably with our faces covered in cream from the Splat game at Christmas.

I have. Special relationship with all my gens children my little favourite adults!!! We have bake days and fun colouring days garden picnics and face painting days I love it!

For me it would be the time me & his grandad spend with him, just playing.

It has to be as we see them every weekday. We have seen all their first milestones and have a very close relationship with them.

We have 26 grandchildren, I was lucky enough to be at birth of 4 of them and definitely have a special bond with them. Our 11yr old granddaughter loves coming to visit "silly granddad" and our 21yr old says grandad is her life. Our 18yr old granddaughter, who has just had a baby, announced to her family nurse that she didn't know what she would do without us and we are her life.

Enjoying their company and feeding their natural thirst for knowledge and new experiences gives me a huge amount of pleasure.

I consider myself extremely lucky to enjoy a very special relationship with each of my three grandchildren.

The eldest girl is aged 10 going on 25 and she is a great gossip. She is brilliant company. She has been staying with me and her grandad since she was only a few weeks old and I cannot imagine a life without her in it.

The middle grandchild is 8. She is so different from her older sister and is like a whirlwind that comes in a room and knocks you clean off your feet. She cannot keep still and is forever cartwheeling, hand-standing or jumping from the banister. Like her sister she has been staying with us since she was only weeks old and is a born entertainer.

The little one is 6. He is my gorgeous boy. With the face of an angel but the temper of the devil he just has to look at me and I melt. We have the best fun playing football and apparently I am "not too bad for an old grandma" although, in his words "he does give me lots of chances".

I count myself so lucky to have such wonderful grandchildren.

If I'm with my grandson, it gives so much happiness. I forget about anything else. His smile and smell,makes my heart melt away

I love all three of my grandchildren, but the eldest little girl is special because she was the first. She's four and has just started school. I looked after her as a baby while mum and dad worked. We've done jigsaws, read books, painted, done face painting, gone to the park, played in the garden, learned hop scotch, run races, rode bikes and scooters. It's been great for me to have all this fun again at 64!

I love Eve,my one and only grandchild,I was 58 when she was born,so I had quite a long wait to be a Grandma.
Life was good when she was born,but my husband started to have health problems while Eve was a baby.To cut a long story short,I perhaps didn't bond as well with Eve for a while,but when later on I was able to fetch her from nursery and then school and have her in the holidays one day a week.We have fun together,she cheers me up,as my husband is in a care home now,and not well(he is my 2nd husband and doesn't see my family now).Eve is 6 now,a lovely little girl,I love being a Grandma.

Spending time with my grandchildren brings me so much joy. What makes the relationships special?
Well, with each it's different.
With A(8), it's playing the computer games he loves and reading all the Harry Potter books with him.
With J and C (7), who live in Barcelona, it's laughing at my attempts to learn Spanish, having them visit and sharing my love for their father's country of birth.
With D(4), it's giggling at my attempts to mimic his latest dance moves and being asked to sing him his favourite lullaby at bed time.....over and over again!!
Vive la difference