A friend from work sent me an email with quotes about Grandmothers. I loved it. I copied some of my favorites below. Some really resonate for me having wonderful grandmothers myself. The others have such meaning when seeing my mom as a grandmother, or Nanny as she is referred to around our house.
The kids went and spent the night with Nana and Pa this weekend. As usual they had a great time. They came back tired, grouchy, and on a sugar high, all the signs of an exciting evening. I know without asking that they had fun. I am so glad that they have the opportunity to spend time alone with their grandparents. I want them to know each other, well. I want my kids to know how great my parents are, and sometimes, more importantly, I want my parents to see how great my kids are. (Not that they need any help with that. They are the only people that might truly believe they are flawless...to a point.) I guess I still need their reassurance that I am going a good job. So sad, that at my age, I still need that. Does that ever go away?
Regardless, I am so happy that Grandmas and Grandpas are so much fun. It takes the pressure off of me, at times. Some of my best memories as a child involve my grandparents. I knew as a kid, even when Mom didn't feel sorry for me or think I was funny, Grandma would. It's just in the way they look at you. I saw it then, when my grandmas looked at me. I see it now, when my mom looks at them. I wonder, someday will I look at a little someone that way? I can't even think about my babies having babies, but when they do, oh how I'll love them. I hope it is just like having my kids all over again, only just the fun parts. However it is, my kids LOVE being with their grandparents. I am so thankful for that.
Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting. ~Author Unknown
What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure. ~Gene Perret
Grandmothers are just "antique" little girls. ~Author Unknown
Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good, because Grandfathers have only so many horsey rides in them. ~Gene Perret
When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.~ Ogden Nash
Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see justyou all day and now the day was complete. ~ Marcy DeMaree
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old. ~ Mary H. Waldrip
Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love. ~Author Unknown
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~Alex Haley
If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses,sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time," you're the grandma. ~Teresa Bloomingdale
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