Welcome to Gransnet

I've been enjoying GN for a while, but only just starting to post. I'm 67, married, mum of two precious daughters, who have both married lovely men, and am very proud Grandma to 2 boys 3 1/2, 2 1/2, and baby girl 8 months.
Really enjoy GN, it's made me laugh and cry in equal measures, and am now addicted.

bagpiss is that really the name you chose or did you misspell bagpuss? Welcome anyway, hope you enjoy GN ?

Hello, I'm a GN newbie, been on MN for an eon but thought I'd visit here. 3 dgc,
50 something, Wfh freelance varied industries but mostly designer/artist/creator of things.
Hope you all have a lovely (if wet in s/e) day ?

Welcome!

Hello sunnym, welcome! I am sorry to hear that you are confined. I think GN will suit you perfectly. I don't do any other social media either, but am addicted to this site (apart from the political or contentious threads!). I look forward to reading your future contributions.

Hi I am new to GN.
I am 60years old and had to retire from a really good management position(after working since the age 16) a good few years ago due to ill health.
I am housebound and at present bed bound a lot of the time.

I joined GN after searching a particular topic related to grandchildren and GN showed up in the search.

I do not do FB or any other Social Media personally it does not appeal to me.

This is the only forum that I am a member.

I am here to connect with the outside world and hopefully contribute to some of the discussions.

Welcome to the newcomers and good to see you back Diva. I have been here from the start, and so have quite a few others although you might not recognize them all as there have been a few name changes along the way.

Hello all, I am one of the very early Gransnetters, I posted a lot in the early days then took a new job that kept me busy for a year or two. Have recently retired so here I am again, don't recognise many of the names here any more. What happened to them all?

I don't use MN at all, it scares me!!!! Do men post on there despite it being called MUMSnet?

I don't think about the 'grans' aspect of GN anymore. I have no idea who has and hasn't got grandchildren but I can see it might be offputting. I joined fairly near the beginning and was already a gran - actually, I refused to be called that as I'm NOT that old, I don't have a rocking chair, I don't knit, I don't have white hair or a bun so I am called Ma. I still love GN, warts (AKA political threads) and all!!

Hello - just signed up after coming on and following discussions for a few weeks. I looked at Mumsnet as well but it looks a bit robust.

Hi Gransnetters
I have just signed up. I'm 68 and have just stopped working. I live in quiet hamlet (a lot of about my age, but don't think I have much in common!). My daughter and my two grandkids don't live far away. Are there any grans who swim out there? I am a keen open water, rivers, lakes and sea, swimmer. I love my garden, photography and playing a musical instrument very badly, any late taker uppers of music? Look forward to 'meeting' some of you.

Tea and cake - I worried that it was just me! . Skype does seem to distort things and I tend to be looking downwards to the screen - not my most flattering angle! Sometimes think I must frighten poor GC away!

Hi Francophile Nice to 'meet' you! Whereabouts in France do you live? I use Whatsapp and Skype a lot, but oh my goodness, I look like something from out of a horror movie on Skype! Hope that's not just me

Thanks for the welcome, Imperfect27. How lovely to have an18 month old grandchild! I bet you wish you could see her/him more often, but as you say, you're luckier than some. My son will be 30 this year, but I'm not a granny (yet!)

Welcome Francophile. I make a lot of use of Whats-App too - brilliant! I get to see my one and only DGC once every 4-6 weeks - hopefully more now that the long summer holidays are here and I know I am a lot luckier than some. DD is very good about sending photos and snippets of videos. Skype doesn't work well with a wriggling 18 month-old at present.

Hi everyone, I'm 64, live in France and still work part-time. I can sympathise with Ambergirl because my only son lives in the Caribbean. Not as far as Australia, but it still means we see him only about twice a year. We use WhatsApp and Skype to keep in touch. WhatsApp is great and we often have a wee chat. Of course, I still miss him terribly.
Looking forward to making new friends here. x

Thanks Aunty... I don't even have the fat finger excuse. Must read before posting in future

The easiest way Oriel, is to 'Preview' your message before 'Posting Message'. Not always infallible, but does help when you have the fat finger syndrome

Oops I thought I'd worked out how to edit... obviously not!

'to' shouldn't be there!

By the way, is it possible to edit your posts? I've just seen a rogue 'to' in my post!

I don't especially like the name Gransnet - I get the link between it and mumsnet but somehow it conjures up the white haired old woman in rocking chair to me. I didn't look at it for that reason and joined mumsnet. I find gransnet a much nicer place and I feel more 'at home' with the majority of viewpoints here.

I found myself at odds with the entitled generation. I know that's a sweeping generalisation but try as I might I found a lot of the comments portrayed just that. The last straw for me on mumsnet was when one poster said her 4 days in an NHS ward had caused her to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder!! She wasn't joking either ?

Ah, yes, thank you - it is a delight to be a GP! Makes the heart smile again and again!

Imperfect27 I agree with that. There's some very personal and emotional stuff on here and it's a shame if people are put off posting by some of the replies you see. However some good advice outweighs it usually I think. Hope your grandparenting is going well. I love mine!