Ten months ago, I became a grandparent and wrote a post about what that felt like to me. The link to the post is below. These past five days my wife and I had our grandson Max living with us, enabling our daughter and son-in-law to attend a good friend’s destination wedding.
Awww I felt this. Some days I wish I was a grandparent already (lol, my kids are 4 and 2), but I can imagine that feeling of missing them when you have to give them back. Enjoy sleeping through the night though!
I think you are upset that your investment was not as successful as you had hoped. What investment, some readers may ask. Well, tell the truth. Did you not arrange the destination wedding so you could have the five days? Are you not now thinking you should have chosen a more remote destination that would have required a longer stay away?
If the parents are not subscribers, tell us what you're planning next. We won't tell.
babies at that age are such an incredible blessing and just so insanely adorable. I love your description of all his little delightful characteristics: the cheerios that miss his mouth, his love of turning the page rather than the plot. So warm and evocative.
I am also fascinated by the grandparent-grandchild relationship. I think it is like no other – and can be a very special one. We have two grandsons, both living in London where we live so we see them frequently, now in their teens. You will see one Substack post about teenage grandchildren (which probably feels yonks away, but it catches up with you sooner than you can believe).
But I have written about all sorts of aspects of this relationship elsewhere as well. In particular, I compiled a whole book setting out grandmothers’ (but it could equally be grandfathers’) views about being a grandmother, called Celebrating Grandmothers. See https://mybook.to/grandmothers. Its USP is that they were anonymous, so they could say what they really feel as opposed to what they think they are supposed to feel.
So glad it went well - adorable photo and like the cool bandana that doubles as a bib!
Totally adorable. You are really blessed to have little Max in your life. I love your description of his laugh.
Your grandson is adorable!!!
<3 I miss Max already, too!
Awww I felt this. Some days I wish I was a grandparent already (lol, my kids are 4 and 2), but I can imagine that feeling of missing them when you have to give them back. Enjoy sleeping through the night though!
The suspense of the cheerio shoveling is both stressful and wholly satisfying. Very Hitchcock. Max’s mom (aka me) loves how you love him.
I think you are upset that your investment was not as successful as you had hoped. What investment, some readers may ask. Well, tell the truth. Did you not arrange the destination wedding so you could have the five days? Are you not now thinking you should have chosen a more remote destination that would have required a longer stay away?
If the parents are not subscribers, tell us what you're planning next. We won't tell.
I feel your pain, recall it well.
I wish I could say I know this feeling - and I know I can't wait to be blessed with grandkids at some point in the future. Thanks for sharing David!
Such a beautiful sentiment.
babies at that age are such an incredible blessing and just so insanely adorable. I love your description of all his little delightful characteristics: the cheerios that miss his mouth, his love of turning the page rather than the plot. So warm and evocative.
Thanks Noha!
I am also fascinated by the grandparent-grandchild relationship. I think it is like no other – and can be a very special one. We have two grandsons, both living in London where we live so we see them frequently, now in their teens. You will see one Substack post about teenage grandchildren (which probably feels yonks away, but it catches up with you sooner than you can believe).
But I have written about all sorts of aspects of this relationship elsewhere as well. In particular, I compiled a whole book setting out grandmothers’ (but it could equally be grandfathers’) views about being a grandmother, called Celebrating Grandmothers. See https://mybook.to/grandmothers. Its USP is that they were anonymous, so they could say what they really feel as opposed to what they think they are supposed to feel.