As my kids were passing through their teens and causing me no end of worry, I asked my mom one day when they would get old enough so that I didn’t have to worry about them all the time. She said, “I’ll let you know!”
According to my mom the only time you stop being a mother is when you close your eyes for good… Miss you Mom and Dad. It was my dad that kept telling me to clean my plate and in front of the grand kids…
And you usually don’t get to stop parenting them. I’m still having to do that for my own kids at times and they’re in their 30’s (and they come to me on their own for help, advice and firm handed parenting counsel) I don’t go force it on them).
Enjoy it while you can, Ellie. I know what your reaction will be twenty years from now, when Michael and Deanna call you at three in the morning because THEIR kids and their lives are becoming more than they can handle:....(wait for it…)......“YAY!!!!! THEY NEED ME!!!!!”
kittenpah almost 13 years ago
As my kids were passing through their teens and causing me no end of worry, I asked my mom one day when they would get old enough so that I didn’t have to worry about them all the time. She said, “I’ll let you know!”
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
I like Grandma’s sly sense of humor.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
So true..you never stop being a mom.
psychlady almost 13 years ago
Once a mother – always a mother!
greatgrannyszoo almost 13 years ago
According to my mom the only time you stop being a mother is when you close your eyes for good… Miss you Mom and Dad. It was my dad that kept telling me to clean my plate and in front of the grand kids…
iwarriorpoet almost 13 years ago
Still wish she hadn’t rebooted her strip.
jeanie5448 almost 13 years ago
Amen, Amen
lightenup Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Very sweet… <3
crystalwizard almost 13 years ago
And you usually don’t get to stop parenting them. I’m still having to do that for my own kids at times and they’re in their 30’s (and they come to me on their own for help, advice and firm handed parenting counsel) I don’t go force it on them).
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
Once the kids are out of the house, there are grandkids to worry about. And then gt grands—————
Josie718 almost 13 years ago
sounds like my mother and grand mother…lol
phoenixnyc almost 13 years ago
Enjoy it while you can, Ellie. I know what your reaction will be twenty years from now, when Michael and Deanna call you at three in the morning because THEIR kids and their lives are becoming more than they can handle:....(wait for it…)......“YAY!!!!! THEY NEED ME!!!!!”
JP Steve Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Great comments, everyone!
falcon_370f almost 13 years ago
No longer a baby, but a preschooler.