I feel a little bit sorry for the woman's kids and grandkids, because having nearby grandparents, and specifically grandmothers, in your life seems to confer ce

I feel a little bit sorry for the woman's kids and grandkids, because having nearby grandparents, and specifically grandmothers, in your life seems to confer certain advantages in natural selection. [0] Just this morning my wife and I were talking, almost excitedly, about what our last "job" will be: Helping to raise our grandkids, if and when we have any (in the not-too-distant future, perhaps). - In the grandkids' infancy: Doing lots of playing, talking, laughing, reading to them, and other interaction with the little buggers, to help their brains develop. - From their births onward: Being sources of patient, calm, unqualified love, taking delight in their mere existence (but always deferring to their parents). Giving their parents a break in childcare duties from time to time. And of course your own kids are your kids forever. My parents and in-laws are long gone, yet even now I sometimes catch myself thinking, hmm, I should ask Mom and Dad about that. My wife has said much the same thing. We both want to be around for our own kids for as long as we're able and not a burden. We're both really looking forward to being grandparents. It gives us a(nother) reason to continue eating right and getting lots of exercise to stay in shape: We want to be physically up to the task for as long as we can manage it. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/07/692088371/living-near-your-grandmother-has-evolutionary-benefits https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/07/6920883...