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^ This. I love the idea of spending this summer at home with my kid, reminding her to look at her list of interesting activities ... but realistically that's no
by artpepper 10y ago
^ This. I love the idea of spending this summer at home with my kid, reminding her to look at her list of interesting activities ... but realistically that's not going to happen.
- tajen 10y agoIt's hard to stay in the same city as the grand parents, but that's where it becomes incredibly useful.
- dagw 10y agoAm I the only parent who feels incredibly guilty every time I have to foist my kid onto my parents? It's not like they don't have their own lives and their own shit to do.
- sotojuan 10y agoInteresting. Depends on the culture I guess. My grandparents would offer to take care of me every summer, and say they wouldn't mind doing it now (I'm 22!).
- tremon 10y agoTalk to your parents about it. I know many grandparents who'd love to spend more time with their grandchildren, but don't want to intrude on their children's lives so don't offer.
- codesmurf 10y agoI also think you should talk to them. Both pairs of grandparents to my children enjoy the time they sometimes have alone with my children. That relationship across generations can be a great gift to both your kid and your parents.
- cafard 10y agoProbably not. But one of my grandmothers managed her older daughter's household--a bunch of kids, fifty weeks a year. I never felt that bad about leaving one son with his grandmother for a couple of weeks every summer.