Grandmas Thursday Thoughts
Wow, times have sure changed from when my kids were little, and how things are now for my little grandkids. When my kids were young they kind of ran all over the neighborhood and I didn't worry about them. They did do a few things that had I known, I probably would have grounded them till adulthood, but lucky for them I am just now finding out. Now I sit outside and watch my grandson ride his bike to the corner, never letting him go out alone for fear someone will grab him. Yesterday he disappeared into a neighbors backyard to jump on a trampoline and I went into a spasm, not knowing where he went. I have a bad back and can't walk far so here I am yelling his name and of course he can't hear me. Finally a neighbor told him his granny was calling. I feel really bad that I have to track him every minute, and I know he doesn't understand why. As the grandkids were growing I had to learn to live with all those car seats (taking physics to figure them out), fancy strollers, that had to be lugged into and out of the car, and before that there were the carriers that weighed more than the baby. Gads when my kids were little, a seat with a couple of hooks hung over the front seat and when out of the car, a strong hip and arm was all I needed. That's probably why I sometimes feel like I walk lopsided. There sure seemed less to worry about when my kids were little. No helmets, no seat belts, no toys that came in 5000 pieces. Today, all the little kids have electronic games, and of course know more about them than I will ever know. I had to get my teen granddaughter to explain how some of my cell phone options work. I don't remember my mom going through similar frustrations with my brother and I. One of the greatest inventions that has come out of having grandkids today is wet wipes. I have wet wipes everywhere, in the car, the bathroom, the living room, the front porch and purse. They not only clean up everything, get rid of hand germs after shopping but they take off stains if you wipe it right away. Plus there are no parts or things that hook on a wet wipe.
posted by Ann at
11:38 AM
1 Comments:
I love those wipes, too. They come in so handy. My kids used to stand up in the front seat of the car or truck. I would be fined for that today. Never had to worry about where they were in the neighborhood either. Great post. I loved the test below. It was fun.
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