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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.  My grandparents attended every one of my school events too. I cherish my relationship with them.   [/quote]+1  Our kids' grandparents (both sides) attended (at least one from each couple) every single concert, pageant, recital, sports game, swim meet, what have you, that the kids participated in.

I hate to break it to the poster who keeps harping that this means the grandparents have nothing to do because that person is dead flat wrong as far as the 4 grandparents to my kids are concerned.  At the time when most of my kids were little all 4 grandparents worked and 2 of the 4 had jobs where the average person would recognize their name or their job.  They serve on boards and they are very active in their community.  They are the definition of busy but they realize their grandchildren are more important to them.  This isn't just my kids but my sister's kids, too.  Even today at least one of the pair of each set of grandparents is at each college game within 5-7 hours driving distance.

It is about priorities.  My parents and my husband's parents prioritize family.  They achieve in the business world but they will drop everything and run if it involves a grandchild.

I am sorry that not every child has a parent who will facilitate and encourage this.  As the PP says above, my kids cherish their relationships with their grandparents.  Those relationships happened because their grandparents worked at developing it and neither my husband nor I stood in their way.[/quote]

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