Not likely to be grandparents until 70

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Lauren Boebert is a grandma at 36. Just sayin’

Too funny. Young Grandma probably thinks it makes her relevant to grope dates and vape in movie theaters too.

Young Grandma here. Boebert is the worst. I’m not though. You’re just jealous.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a parent who went to a kids activity today and saw somebody who looked like a pregnant grandmother she was so old. I will never understand that.

Because you are a judgemental person and when you are like that, there is a lot in this world that you will struggle with and not understand.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a parent who went to a kids activity today and saw somebody who looked like a pregnant grandmother she was so old. I will never understand that.

Odds are good she was like 39 or 40, which is too young to be a grandma if you value college education, IMO.

There are a lot of very young grandmas at my kid's school (late 30s to early 40s). I see them all the time because they are basically raising their grandchildren, because the kids' parents are immature teens or 20 somethings who don't know how to lock it down and be responsible, or are working miserable and inflexible jobs making minimum wage because those are the only jobs available to someone who dropped out of high school to have a baby.

Sorry, it's true. I'd rather be a 40 year old mom of a newborn than a 40 year old grandma to a 5 year old whose 20 year old DD still lives at home and doesn't care for her own kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Nobody likes people who gloat. Are you like this in real life? Stop it

I’m not gloating. I am merely saying that posters claiming it’s not a big deal or it doesn’t matter or who cares are just wrong. It’s cool being a young grandparent. It just is. It doesn’t mean it’s the only thing that’s cool, but it definitely is one of the cool things.

This thread is not about you. Narcissist.

No, the thread is not about me. But it’s also not about bullshit from people who say that being a young grandparent isn’t a cool thing simply because they don’t have the luxury of being one themselves.

Hey just ignore that asshat, being a young grandmother is cool, you and I both know it, and finding opportunities to insult random people on the internet is totally not cool. The PP you are responding to thinks they are in charge of this topic for some reason, but they are not.

Also, keep in mind, pretty much 99% of those on DCUM cannot possibly know what it's like to be a young grandparent because the demographic here doesn't skew that way, mostly. So to them you and I are obviously wrong since they are so right about everything. Who cares?

How do you not get that this thread is about making the older grandparent feel better, not add to their unhappiness? Sheez.

How do you not get that there is no law against stating a different point of view no matter what the thread is about? Check out almost every other thread on DCUM for examples of this.

It’s not that it’s against the law, it’s that it’s unnecessarily mean. So we don’t like you. It’s not the same level of severity, but if someone was sad about having only one leg, some people would try to encourage with how you can still get around and be active and happy with one leg but you would say, “well, 2 legs are the best; I really love having 2 legs” and then act confused when people point out that you suck.

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Nobody likes people who gloat. Are you like this in real life? Stop it

I’m not gloating. I am merely saying that posters claiming it’s not a big deal or it doesn’t matter or who cares are just wrong. It’s cool being a young grandparent. It just is. It doesn’t mean it’s the only thing that’s cool, but it definitely is one of the cool things.

This thread is not about you. Narcissist.

No, the thread is not about me. But it’s also not about bullshit from people who say that being a young grandparent isn’t a cool thing simply because they don’t have the luxury of being one themselves.

Hey just ignore that asshat, being a young grandmother is cool, you and I both know it, and finding opportunities to insult random people on the internet is totally not cool. The PP you are responding to thinks they are in charge of this topic for some reason, but they are not.

Also, keep in mind, pretty much 99% of those on DCUM cannot possibly know what it's like to be a young grandparent because the demographic here doesn't skew that way, mostly. So to them you and I are obviously wrong since they are so right about everything. Who cares?

How do you not get that this thread is about making the older grandparent feel better, not add to their unhappiness? Sheez.

How do you not get that there is no law against stating a different point of view no matter what the thread is about? Check out almost every other thread on DCUM for examples of this.

It’s not that it’s against the law, it’s that it’s unnecessarily mean. So we don’t like you. It’s not the same level of severity, but if someone was sad about having only one leg, some people would try to encourage with how you can still get around and be active and happy with one leg but you would say, “well, 2 legs are the best; I really love having 2 legs” and then act confused when people point out that you suck.

Well said, and nicely articulated. I can't decide if Young Grandma is a troll or truly clueless.

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Nobody likes people who gloat. Are you like this in real life? Stop it

I’m not gloating. I am merely saying that posters claiming it’s not a big deal or it doesn’t matter or who cares are just wrong. It’s cool being a young grandparent. It just is. It doesn’t mean it’s the only thing that’s cool, but it definitely is one of the cool things.

This thread is not about you. Narcissist.

No, the thread is not about me. But it’s also not about bullshit from people who say that being a young grandparent isn’t a cool thing simply because they don’t have the luxury of being one themselves.

The only young grandparents I know were teen moms who raised teen moms, and they still live in our small Midwestern town. They’ve never traveled and have like four unsteady jobs. No, thanks.

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I’ve been thinking about it, and I think if my son gets a girl pregnant early and if she is ok with keeping the baby I would offer to care for the baby. Of course it’s her decision but if she is at all open I would be willing to raise the baby and let the parents go to college and all.
I was 34 when I had my child and I didn’t think I would want to support a teen pregnancy but here I am. Better than no grandkids at all!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad that my mom will be an old grandmother if she ever even becomes one, but I just can't get pregnant. It's not always a choice.

How old were you when you started trying?

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Thankfully all of mine are 21+ now so fear of a teen pregnancy isn't my problem anymore but yeah, I would've offered the same if it was.

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Anonymous wrote:Thankfully all of mine are 21+ now so fear of a teen pregnancy isn't my problem anymore but yeah, I would've offered the same if it was.

Well now is the time to worry they’ll never be interested lol!

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Nobody likes people who gloat. Are you like this in real life? Stop it

I’m not gloating. I am merely saying that posters claiming it’s not a big deal or it doesn’t matter or who cares are just wrong. It’s cool being a young grandparent. It just is. It doesn’t mean it’s the only thing that’s cool, but it definitely is one of the cool things.

This thread is not about you. Narcissist.

No, the thread is not about me. But it’s also not about bullshit from people who say that being a young grandparent isn’t a cool thing simply because they don’t have the luxury of being one themselves.

The only young grandparents I know were teen moms who raised teen moms, and they still live in our small Midwestern town. They’ve never traveled and have like four unsteady jobs. No, thanks.

I had a friend in my BS-MD program who got pregnant at 18 during our first year. She kept the baby, her parents moved near her to help. Her BF was a year ahead. Both finished their programs and had another child during residency. Both kids are 25+ and following same profession but none has a baby yet.

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You raised your kids. Your fault.

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Anonymous wrote:You raised your kids. Your fault.

Ham girl. You must be hanging out with Young Grandma drinking mimosas at an extra long brunch.

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Anonymous wrote:I think 70 I'd a great grandma age. That's when my parents became grandparents, and by then they were done with travelling the world, esoteric hobbies, and the whole retirement rumspringa so they had time to watch my kids for me

+1. My ILs are in their 70s and they are wonderful grandparents.

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Anonymous wrote:Being a younger grandparent is awesome. I love it. Just sayin’

Nobody likes people who gloat. Are you like this in real life? Stop it

I’m not gloating. I am merely saying that posters claiming it’s not a big deal or it doesn’t matter or who cares are just wrong. It’s cool being a young grandparent. It just is. It doesn’t mean it’s the only thing that’s cool, but it definitely is one of the cool things.

This thread is not about you. Narcissist.

No, the thread is not about me. But it’s also not about bullshit from people who say that being a young grandparent isn’t a cool thing simply because they don’t have the luxury of being one themselves.

Hey just ignore that asshat, being a young grandmother is cool, you and I both know it, and finding opportunities to insult random people on the internet is totally not cool. The PP you are responding to thinks they are in charge of this topic for some reason, but they are not.

Also, keep in mind, pretty much 99% of those on DCUM cannot possibly know what it's like to be a young grandparent because the demographic here doesn't skew that way, mostly. So to them you and I are obviously wrong since they are so right about everything. Who cares?

How do you not get that this thread is about making the older grandparent feel better, not add to their unhappiness? Sheez.

How do you not get that there is no law against stating a different point of view no matter what the thread is about? Check out almost every other thread on DCUM for examples of this.

It’s not that it’s against the law, it’s that it’s unnecessarily mean. So we don’t like you. It’s not the same level of severity, but if someone was sad about having only one leg, some people would try to encourage with how you can still get around and be active and happy with one leg but you would say, “well, 2 legs are the best; I really love having 2 legs” and then act confused when people point out that you suck.

Well said, and nicely articulated. I can't decide if Young Grandma is a troll or truly clueless.

But two legs ARE better than one. So I’m confused.