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People say I am not a proper Grandad

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j04 Mon 11-Jun-12 17:47:32

Oh God! I'd better add a grin!

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j04 Mon 11-Jun-12 17:45:59

Bags is definitely not at all proper.

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Lawden Mon 11-Jun-12 17:42:24

I must admit if I had a choice I would not be getting out of bed at 5.30am to take my dog for a walk.
I am going to try taking him 2 minutes later per week and hopefully in just over 6 months I will be able to get up at 6.30 am instead of 5.30am.
I do not know if it will work but he is a great friend.
I may however be stuck with getting up at 5.30 until I am 70 or beyond.

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Bags Mon 11-Jun-12 17:30:05

I'm not a 'proper gran', but I am a gran all the same wink

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Annobel Mon 11-Jun-12 17:26:39

Whatever is supposed to make a 'proper' grandad?

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tanith Mon 11-Jun-12 17:07:50

Of course you're a proper Grandad as soon as your grands were born you became one.. I think a lot of grandparents are so much more active and most still working nowadays, I've been a grandma for 25yrs and I'm only 63..

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nelliedeane Mon 11-Jun-12 17:00:22

Of course you are a Grandad,how active you are doesn't affect the hierarchy,your father would then be great grandad....or am I misreading your question Lawden wish I had your energy smile

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soop Mon 11-Jun-12 16:58:27

Lawden... if you have 3 granddaughters, you are a proper Grandad smile

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Lawden Mon 11-Jun-12 16:49:24

I have 2 daughters and 3 grandaughters.
People say I am not really a grandad yet as my father is still alive, I go to local leisure centre fitness classes and I am generally out walking my dog at 6am.
He starts barking if he does not go for his walk by that time as he always went for a walk at that time when I was at work.
I also do not smoke a pipe and I do not tend to sit down much between 6am and 9.30pm except when I am on my laptop or eating.

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