Everybody has a favourite relative, usually a Grandparent,
often an Aunt or Uncle. Good memories are immediately roused the minute their
name is mentioned. No matter our age, they were the ones we always knew would
be good to us or kind to us. This was the one person who we felt would
understand and take care of whatever was troubling us.
Grandparents, unlike Parents, are in the enviable
position, of being seen as the ‘good guy’ in the eyes of a child. They can be
the suppliers of treats, outings and goodies. The Parent on the other hand has
to be concerned full time with bringing up the child. The grandparent is
entitled in older age to be given a break from full time parenting and enjoy
the joys of being the ‘good guy’.
Becoming an Aunt was a revelation to me. The magical
experience of being someone Children were happy to see was both a new one and
actually also a lot of fun. It makes me happy, even now, that I am given the
joys of having lovely young Children look forward to seeing me and always having
a smile and a hug to greet me. They miss me, they care for me and feel and
express pure innocent love.
Such a lovely experience is a great gift and an
unexpected pleasure when one of your Siblings or Children have Children of
their own. Life is full of unexpected pleasures; this certainly is one of them.
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