being a grandma of my step-daughters son

I have never been able to have children of my own but when I married my husband he had 2 children, a son and a daughter. My step-daughter has made me and her dad grandparents. It is wonderful to be grandma. I have nature red-hair and the amazing thing is so does our grandson. That is hard sometimes because of me wanting children and could never have one of my own. Does anyone have any expie (More Inside)

Which of your personality traits do you see in your grandchild?

We're getting some great responses to the weekly questions, so here's another.

Which of your personality traits do you see in your grandchild?

Feel free to post your response below. You can make them as long or as short as you want and there are no wrong answers!

What is your grandparent name?

In the interest of sparking some discussion around here, we're going to start posting some questions. So...

What is your grandparent name? How did it come to be?

Feel free to post your response below. You can make them as long or as short and there are no wrong answers!

Hi Everyone!!!

I am new here and hope this is a busy place. I love to chat about everything. I have 7 almost 8 grandkids ages 11.5 down to baby due in Jan. So I will have 4 boys and 4 girls. I babysit for my 23 mo old granddaughter 3 x a week. Does anyone else here do that?

Just found you...

Hi..

I came across this website today, after seeing it advertised on tv. Does anyone have teenage grandchildren living with the mother of a divorced couple, far away from your son and you? It is a very difficult situation and harder to stay close...any suggestions?

Grami Bag

I watch my 14 month old, very inquisitive grandson, twice a week, and he just started wanting to search my purse. My question is, I'd really like to have a bag that he can just go through. Any ideas as to what it just contain and the size, big or little. He's very active, walking, talking and dancing at this point, so I'd really like to make it fun! Any suggestions, great!!!

What's the last thing your grandchild did that made you say awww?

We had some great responses to the "Grandparent Name" question last week, so here's another.

What's the last thing your grandchild did that made you say awww?

Cute, funny, or sweet - feel free to post your response below. You can make them as long or as short as you want and there are no wrong answers!

Grandkids put up for adoption

I have two of my Grandchildren that was taken away from their mother and put up for adoption. My son is no better than the mother and the court would not consider him. Me and my husband were asked but could not because the kids live in another state and cps would forever be a part of our lives. We visted the kids while they were in foster care and was torn apart when they let two differt famil (More Inside)

New Grandson has minor club feet!

We just found out today that our new grandson (born 4/29/08) has club feet. My daughter and son in law are upset and scared about this but know that it is treatable and that it could be worse. He is perfect in every other way! THere is a long process called The Ponseti Method....this is castings every week to "reset" the feet. After the casting which you go through 5 times they will wear a brace b (More Inside)

Writing letters to Grandchildren.

I have five grandchildren. The day after each was born I wrote them a letter. From then on I write each of them a different letter on the first of every month. Does anyone write letters for their Grandchildren to read when they are older?

gandparent name

the kids have elected to call me g-maw and when the younger ones came along they picked it up and so forth..

raising 3 grandkids 45 grandma

I also am new and so desperatly need to talk, everything is fallen apart. i'am raising 3 grandkids and the parents are parents from hell. if anyone wants to talk or listen please notify me. thanks

Quick-Change Artist

Jenna, (20 mo), takes great care and pride in dressing herself. She almost always get her cloths on right-side-out, and if advised they're on backwards she can turn them around but her jacket gave her problems until she devised an unusual procedure.

When she dons her hooded jacked it invariabley ends up on her upside down. After you mention this to her she lets it drop to the floor behind her, (More Inside)

How would you handle this?

Hi. I'm glad I found this website - this is my first post, so hopefully will do it right!
I'm going to condense this and hopefully will give enough information to get some suggestions.
How would you feel if you found out you were going to be a grandparent by reading it on a website? My DIL posts on a popular website and told all of her internet "friends" a week and a half before my son and she to (More Inside)

I am only 34 and will be a grandmother!! I need advice!!!

I have been depressed for the last 4 days. My 17 year old told me she was pregnant. If I was older perhaps I would be happy, however, I am only 34!! My husband is in Afghanistan, and when he comes home we were planning on having two kids. ( we just got married in June) I am trying to be happy about being a grandmother, but its not how I envisioned things. I wanted to have MY children before my dau (More Inside)