I think the real problem will be the age our children become grandparents. My son and DIl were 36 and 38 respectively when they became parents. If their children wait as long to have children they will both be well over 70 when they first become grandparents and could be nearly 80 by the time the last grandchild is born. Even the healthiest grandparent in their late 70s does not have the stamina to cope with babies and toddlers for other than very brief periods and a significant numbers of our grandchildren could be coping with frail and dependent parents even before they become parents.
My FIL was 38 when my husband was born and was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in his late 60s, although to begin with this was not too serious by the time our children started school he was seriously disabled. For several years my husband was run ragged. His job meant he was away a lot during the week and most weekends he made the 120 mile round journey to his parents house to help his mother cope with caring for his father. He was an only child and the burden fell only on him. Our children only remember their paternal grandfather as a sick old man sat in a chair.
Is it me or am I getting mixed messages
How do you acknowledge Easter.