Indeed, with two grandchildren, 5 and 1.5 years (girl and boy, respectively), I can say that grandparenthood is one of the great joys of my life. But having them live halfway across the world means having to go and visit them, and having an experience like this:
http://deponti.livejournal.com/1088820.html And yet it is worth it. But I dare not give them sugar or drums....I have been the primary caregiver while the parents go to work, when each child was born! Deepa. On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Biju Chacko <biju.cha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Bruce Metcalf <bruce.metc...@figzu.com> > wrote: > >> "Hi, I'm Biju C and I'm father to two boys, 7 and 4 respectively. Is > >> there a 12-step programme to restore my sanity after such trauma?" > > > > Yes; it's called "grandparenthood". There are many opportunities for fun, > > from feeding the grandchildren sugar just before bedtime to giving them > > drums. > > And here I was thinking that they were just clueless ... damn ... > they're doing it on purpose!
