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[quote=Anonymous]I'm lucky that my mom was a helpful grandmother to my kids and that they benefited greatly from having her in their lives. We saw Mom on a regular basis and we had lots of fun going places with her - to the mall, the playground, Mount Vernon, etc.  She had toys in her basement and snacks in the pantry, so Grandma's house was a fun place to visit and a warm, safe haven for my kids.

She did not do overnights, she didn't take them to the doctor or take care of them when they were sick.  She didn't attend school conferences.  She didn't have to discipline them.   The work of raising the kids was always on dh and me, as I felt it should be.   Grandma was there to have fun and she liked going places and doing stuff with us.  She loved treating us to lunch and it was a nice treat for us to go to restaurants with her.  Everything about Grandma's relationship with her grandchildren was fun, pleasant and a joy.  It was a fun time of life.

At any rate, Mom is now older and has downsized into a retirement community.  We still drop by to see her and take her out.  She has tons of friends in her new community and she keeps busy.  My kids are busy, older teenagers now with lots going on in their lives.  They still see their grandma regularly but they are becoming independent young adults with responsibilities of their own.  This is the time for them to spread their wings....they'll be leaving the nest before I know it and they'll be needing to build their own nests soon.  I hope to be the same type of grandma to my own grandchildren that my mother was able to be to her grandchildren.

There are very few things in life so worth doing in my mind.

So, now that [/quote]

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