I want to tell you something about grandkids

My Little Darlin’s

I want to tell you something about grandkids. They are FANTASTIC little people !

Sure, they know you’re getting old, they know you’re mind wanders from time to time. But, you know what ??? They don’t care, and they don’t try to change you ! They believe everything you tell them, and they think that YOU are the most amazing person ever created ! That’s balm for the soul, I can tell you.

Have you ever tried to get down on the grass to watch a large caterpillar with your daughter looking on ?

“Oh, Mom, get up – you’ll hurt your back “.

With grandkids it’s different. “Get down closer Gran, touch the caterpillar with your nose…it tickles !”

My grandkids think I am a world champion Karate expert ! Why ? Because I told them I could break three bricks with the side of my left hand. They believe it, and they’re waiting for the day when I give them a demonstration. They even brought a couple of the neighbourhood kids over to feel how strong my left hand is ! That’s faith !

They don’t care if I run up and down the street in my nightdress to fly the kite. They call the neighbours over to watch ! They don’t mind if I forget to put my teeth in, they love it when I talk through my gums ! It doesn’t even bother them if I dance in front of the TV – they JOIN me ! You won’t get your kids doing that !

When they all sleep over for a night, and I’m on the old sofa cuddling up to their Grandpa, they love it ! They try to get in on it, and it becomes a group hug. Try doing that in front of your kids !

“Oh, really, Mom….” They look away, anything to avoid the reality of me kissing the old man’s neck ! How do they think they got here, for goodness sake ? It wasn’t through sitting prim and proper on the sofa.

Grandkids understand. They understand the need to feel young again, the need to ride a bicycle, downhill, the need to lie down on the wet grass in a meadow, to take a walk in the rain, to rescue frogs from a pond, make donkey noises, and keep a jar of bugs till they die. They understand the need to download fairies from the Internet, dress up in feathers and fine jewels, throw stones in the river, and watch the sunset from the roof. And they don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t do it with them !

Sure, they see the wrinkles. They know I need my glasses before I can thread a needle. They know I can’t walk too fast, they even slow up without saying a word. They don’t care, and they don’t make a big thing of it.

With grandkids around…...

I AM INVINCABLE !