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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally understand your sense of loss OP. I am one of the lucky ones who had quite a few grandchildren very young, and have thoroughly enjoyed them.  I have spent a great deal of my time helping my daughters with their kids and retired early so I could have more time with them. Here is my problem and perhaps you can advise me. I have several friends who do not have grandkids and may not every have them.  When I am with them I always inquire about their travels, grown kids, dog or whatever their interest are, but inevitably I end up mentioning at least one of my grandkids and something we did together, since my life revolves around them. One of my friends asked me not to talk about my grandkids to her, and now I just don't feel motivated to spend much time with her. Am I wrong? It just feels weird to me having to edit everything I say.[/quote]

I think it's really unreasonable of your friend to ask you not to talk about your grandkids. That said, did you talk at great length about them? I like hearing about people's kids/grandkids to an extent but not when people go on and on and on about them (the same goes for people talking endlessly about their pets). Did you brag? It's understandable to talk about the good things they do, etc. but I think it is funny how many women happen to have grandkids that are brilliant, prodigiously talented or beautiful. [/quote]

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