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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grandchildren are the greatest joy in my life. I push through significant health issues to spend quality time with them, but I’m getting older and it’s getting harder and harder. I will say I’m very respectful of my adult children and their parenting style and the joy I get seeing them as parents is immeasurable. It is not easy to raise little humans these days and that’s an understatement 
But I’m exhausted. I don’t eat well when I’m at their homes. Understandably, their food choices are in deference to very hectic schedules. I don’t get enough sleep and I have come to realize I’m not strong enough to be the grandma I once was and want to still be.
I do and have talked to my adult kids but they don’t get it. I don’t think it’s selfish but rather can’t acknowledge that grandma and grandpa are aging. They can’t (won’t) fathom the concept that we are probably not going to be alive as long as we all thought we would be. 
I realize….we need to cut back and focus on ourselves. But…..
One of our adult children has a newborn and need to go back to work. With parents not vaccinating kids it’s very scary to put a 4 month old in daycare but the reality is the grandparents are too fragile to take on the job of daycare. 
I’m just so sad. [/quote]

Op, you’re looking for someone to tell you that your kids should accept half a$$ care from you and worship you for it. You’re looking for someone to empower and you.

As you see, no one is telling you that. They’re telling you that your help is not needed if you can’t correctly give it. [/quote]

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