"What is a Grandparent"?
Some eight-year-olds were asked "What is a Grandparent"- this is
only some of their answers!
1. Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children
of their own. They like other people's.
2. A grandfather is a man grandmother.
3. Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when
we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or
run. It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of
quarters for us.
4. When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like
pretty leaves and caterpillars.
5. They don't say, "Hurry Up!"
6. Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your
shoes.
7. They wear glasses and funny underwear.
8. They can take their teeth and gums out.
9. Grandparents don't have to be smart.
10. They have to answer questions like "Why isn't God married"?
and "How come dogs chase cats"?
11. When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we
ask for the same story over again.
12. Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if
you don't have television, because they are the only grown-ups
who like to spend time with us.
13. They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they
say prayers with us every time, and kiss us even when we've
acted bad.
14. A six-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. "Oh, he
said, "She lives at the airport, and when we want her we just go
get her. Then when we are done having her visit, we take her
back to the airport.? |
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Grandparenting
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