I took early retirement a few years ago and it came at the same time as the arrival of my second grandchild. This led to some limited childcare duties ,
only a few hours in the middle of the day , one day one week and two days the second week. I was happy to do this at first but after a few months it became a real chore. Feeding, changing nappies, i have done my time bringing up my own three children (with 5 years as a single parent )and i just found it really hard work and not the fun i thought it would be.
Maybe part of the problem is i am a reclusive type and prefer my owm company alot of the time and i have interests that cant be enjoyed with a baby/toddler in tow. A second child came along and I was free during the maternity leave but then was under pressue to look after the second child with the same arrangement so I reluctantly agreed. I found this even harder this time as i was back to looking after a baby and I was already reluctant to start with.
Is it wrong to dislike looking after grandchildren on my own , its like having a job except when choosing a job childcare would be near the top of my list.
When choosing a job , looking after children would be at the bottom of my list.
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