Welcome to new members

Hello
I am a new member.
I have a 6 year old grand daughter and I would love to take her away for a farm trip for the weekend. I am looking for a farm where she could stroke the lambs, feed the chickens, talk to the horse etc. We live in London so ideally not too long a drive.
Any ideas please.
Thanks

Hi and welcome!
www.childrensleisure.co.uk/kent-farms-and-animals-c1599.html

Don't know if this is of any use to you - you can put in your postcode / a county and it will give you some suggestions about lots of play activities.

Hello everyone
I've just joined gransnet and what confuses me is the initials you give to members of your family. Not being up on social media really I've no idea what they stand for!

Hi lilyapple

DD Dear Daughter
DS Dear Son
DC Dear children

Add a G and you have DGD -Dear granddaughter and so on

Add a numbers for which ofmyour sons/daughters you are talking about i.e. DD1 / DS2

MIL Mum in law
SIL Son in law
DIL Daughter --
FIL etc.

You can find the full list in 'Acronyms' at the top of this page - last box on the pale blue bar that starts with 'Active.' And now I have taken so long to explain, someone else will probably have already directed you!

Good luck and welcome x

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babcia88 these farm breaks look great, but are pricey. Welcome to GN.

lilyapple, hello. You will soon feel comfortable on here, just jump in!

I could not understand it - I was thrilled at the news of being a grandmother, and made sure I was not intrusive once the baby was born, thinking that the new parents needed to grow into their role, they are in their thirties after all. I wanted to be the best, non-demanding mother-in-law ever!
Immediately DIL's mother started to put down ground rules - I expect to see the baby once a month - she, husband and her mother now come to stay in their home 5 days a month as a priority arrangement - what name will you be called etc., and are forever on face-time. I found I was seeing my DIL and granddaughter very infrequently, because I had said, I don't want to tie you down and would rather you feel free to come whenever, not feel it a duty but a pleasure, am always delighted to see you.
After several months, when I did mention that I would like to see them, I was told plans are made well in advance with her parents, they have lots of friends to fit in etc., which I found very hurtful.
DIL's mother compounds her daughter's feeling of guilt, by commenting wistfully is she sees a picture of us together, when I only get a few hours a month with her. Am I being unreasonable?

Hello and welcome.

If you repost this in something like the Ask a Gran forum , everyone will see it, in case they're not popping in here X

Welcome to grandparenthood, strugglinabit! As suggested above, you will find much support on GN in your current predicament, but this thread is not widely read. Putting a new discussion under 'am I being unreasonable', as it is a phrase you used, would be a good idea. It is a common problem amongst grandparents, and so unfortunate as you tried so hard to do the right thing! I feel for you.
Forgive me if I am teaching you to suck eggs , but click on 'Forums' above and choose the topic heading you want. I can guarantee that you will have a great response. There is wonderful help and advice on here!

Hi. I have been a lurker for a while but thought I would introduce myself, I am semi retired mum of 3 and nan of 3. Have been unwell with chest infection for 3 days and gransnet been a lifesaver as not been able to concentrate on reading but have dipped into gransnet when awake. I live in Hornchurch Essex.

Hello everyone,



I registered a while ago and had the occasional lurk here, but this is my first post. I'm migrating from MN now my DCs are grown up and I'm a granny to one and another is on the way. I'm in London but we're planning to move to be nearer the GCs later this year.

Looking forward to chatting with you

Hello Av1dreader and lupinpooter, glad you have broken the ice and made your first posts. I look forward to reading your future contributions.

Hi, I joined today after reading some posts. I am a young grandmother of 55 to three beautiful boys who I look after as a special guardian until they are 18. I absolutely love it but it does come with its challenges as the eldest is now 12! Just wondered if there is anyone else in the same situation?

Welcome ladyintheshadows! There are a few members in the same position as you. If you want to chat with them, I suggest you choose a category such as 'grandparenting' under the 'forums' heading, and start a new discussion with an explanatory heading. Hopefully then the relevant people will be along to compare notes. This particular thread isn't widely read, so your question may pass under their radar.
I am sure that your situation has its challenges and rewards, you must be a very special grandmother.

Hi,I just joined. I have 7 grandchildren 3 from my own kids and 4 from my stepkids. They range from 3 months to 6 years.
Do most Grans make their profile visible to others or keep it private?
Now do you view other Grans profiles? :-)

Hi UkeCan61, hope you will enjoy GN . I have made my profile visible, but haven't posted photos of family or given away any sensitive details, as the site can be viewed by anyone, member or not. The names above our comments are black or blue. The visible profiles are the blue names, and can be seen by clicking on the name.

Hi I'm in Surrey and eager to get a group together for coffee or !! Guildford is my town and I thought it an idea to meet new people what do you think?

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I joined GN some months ago, after the MN hack! I usually look in most days, but have never posted, (would only do so if I have anything interesting to say!)
I'm 69, with a daughter (38), and GS (15) and GD (18). Widowed 4 years ago, but loving my freedom.
Currently going through the long process of refurbishing my house, kitchen next!!

Welcome to the latest group of newbies . NanTheWiser, you sound like you would have plenty of interesting things to say!
Noona, May I suggest you start a new thread under Forums then Meet-ups/where are you. In that way you may chat to anyone local to you, which could lead to a .

Please accept my apologies. I just jumped right in posting, without reading this :/ Hi everyone, Mrs Impulsive checking in,

Hi lynnie1, welcome. Please don't apologise, it is by no means compulsory to post on this thread! A few do, many don't. I hope you are enjoying GN, but be warned, it can be a time waster addictive!

Hello to all the newbies and welcome.
Thank you shysal for welcoming everyone on our behalf.
Can I just plug the local Gransnet sites which can be found through the link on the top menu bar. They really do need locals to add their favourite businesses and events as well as chatting about local issues on the forums and organising local meetups.

Thanks Shysal. I daresay I'll get to grips with the site as I go along.

Gransnet - what a great find! So much on here that I could spend hours reading everything! We are grandparents to our first grandchild, a little boy born 5 Feb. We are absolutely besotted and love him so much! Nan and grandpops are ournames which will probably get shortened to pops I expect. Looking forward to finding out all about being grandparents and investigating the many other forum topics that have already caught my eye!