Comments on: How to Be an Awesome Grandparent https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/ The adventure of thinking big and living well. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:54:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: joyce https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-628 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:32:48 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-628 18 months ago I began ‘Grams Gals’ with the teen granddaughters. Before each school day I message a bible verse to the group. If someone is having a birthday/special event/extra prayer need, I toss that into the mix. They often respond with a comment or a ‘heart’ emoji, etc. This gives me a chance to influence & guide ’em even though they live at a distance. It also requires me to commit to them daily. This has been one the best Gram decisions I’ve made!

]]> By: Sara https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-627 Sat, 07 Jul 2018 22:10:08 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-627 In reply to Susan King.

I need to update “our things” since I’ve started taking them to live plays with their aunt. You sound like an amazing grandmother!

]]> By: Susan King https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-626 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:36:35 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-626 My grandchildren range from 3 to 21 years of age. We have 7. We bake together,
swim, play dress up, have talent shows,
along with their mothers we go to live plays together. To help their parents I try to watch for ways to help and volunteer before they have a chance to ask for help.

]]> By: Dawn Murroughs https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-625 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:36:22 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-625 Thank you for this. Just stumbled on it, and REALLY needed it.
I’m Nana to an almost 7 yr old(white) and a just turned 3 yr old biracial(black & white) granddaughters that I just met 6 weeks ago. They and there 29 yr old mother were homeless on the streets of OK right before Thanksgiving. This is my current husbands adopted daughter and grandkids. They were estranged for almost 17 years, so I’d not met them and my husband had not met the granddaughters.
It’s a very sad situation all in all.
But the daughter has used up all good will with everyone in her circle of family and friends and we were the last resort. . . Now trying to get her out of our home.
My heart breaks for the kids! 3 & 7 and still in diapers!!??!!
Anyway, I needed the confirmation about US setting OUR boundaries! The truth is that in the last 7 weeks we’ve been robbed/wiped out: financially, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically and relationally.
The daughters level of disrespect, entitlement, ingratitude and lack of rationale is just astounding to me.
We live in MY home, she is a GUEST in my home, BUT she is in full control and power.
We need to set our boundaries quickly before we die of exhaustion! . . . But what happens when you speak your boundaries- and it’s the 29 yr old JASB that ignores you, or screams at you and you cannot have any sort of calm conversation with?????
Feeling STUCK in spite of my exit plan for her!
Sorry you had to hear/see/read this – thanks for letting me vent. I could go on . . . Just trust me, it’s awful on the hygiene, discipline, respect, rules, even civility fronts.
Oh, p.s. JASB – Just Another Spoiled Brat
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, Dear God, help please.

]]> By: Sara https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-624 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:37:19 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-624 In reply to Diane C Bush.

Diane, thanks for reading and sharing your experience. I really admire that not only have you stepped up but that you are doing your best to preserve the good memories of the parent while also being authentic to the truth. That’s a fine line under the best of situations!

]]> By: Diane C Bush https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-623 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:15:43 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-623 This was a walk down memory lane for me. I had to house my three grandchildren for most of their lives, off and on. Then there was a divorce, death of their mother and remarriage of their father. Now I am raising two of them, a tweenager and a teenager. Its a bit different that when they were younger before life dealt them such rotten blows. One thing I do need to add is when their is a loss of one parent, under difficult circumstances, its important to keep the lines of communication open. By that I mean, realize that there might have been some unpleasant times with the deceased parent, but there was also some good times and to do your best to keep negative remarks while staying within the boundary of truth.
Keeping my sense of humor is at times like hens teeth. Trying to teach them to be truthful and responsible and to do things differently than their parents (to improve performance and results).
Thanks for the encouragement from this article. It helps.

]]> By: Sara https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-622 Sun, 12 Jun 2016 15:16:11 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-622 In reply to Kim Seghers.

Hi Kim. His grandparents are definitely missing out! It truly is an amazing relationship and I feel like it gives me way more than I could ever have imagined.

]]> By: Kim Seghers https://mythinkbiglife.com/how-to-be-an-awesome-grandparent/#comment-621 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:27:52 +0000 https://mythinkbiglife.com/?p=96#comment-621 Your grandchildren are very lucky to have you as their grandmother. Sadly, my little boy’s grandparents don’t spend time with him or anything. Either sets of grandparents!!! It makes my little boy sad.

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