TheBanyanTree: [UpperBranches] When it rains it pours…

[Teague, Julie Anna]

Aw, thanks, Tobie, for the kind words. I didn’t have abusive parents or anything like that (just very young parents who sometimes didn’t have a clue), but my grandparents were the most influential people in my life. Spending time with my mom’s mom and dad, my grandma and grandpa Taylor, set me up for being the kind of person I wanted to be. So, yes, maybe if a little bit of me rubs off on my grandkids, my grandparents’ wisdom can flow through to another generation. As far as being a great parent? I dunno. I had my moments, but sheesh, that was a hard job and for most of my sons’ lives, I was the only one raising them.  They are in their thirties and I’m still tired.  So far, other than the energy level required, being a grandma is much easier.

Julie



> On Oct 22, 2023, at 1:51 PM, tobie--- via TheBanyanTree <thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com> wrote:
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> Congratulations Julie!!
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>    People always say that being a grandparent is so different from being a parent because if things go wrong: excessive crying, excessive excrement, tantrums (that are all excessive) scuffles with siblings, etc, you can just hand them back to their parents (your dear offspring) and say, "That’s it for me, today, sweetheart" (give or take a "sweetheart"). What I don’t hear a lot about is that as a grandparent you don’t have to agonize that your parenting is life alteringly flawed and it’s all your fault that….. or conversely "how could you do this to me!"  None of that.  And may I say in advance for you, "PHEW!"
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>    My grandparents saved my life and my soul many times over. I’ve been around watching you raise your boys (at a distance albeit) so I know the parenting was stellar and loving. Therefore, you probably won’t have to save anyone’s life or soul. But if you do, you’re good for it since you have plenty of life and soul to spare.
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> Love more,
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> Tobie
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>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 9:45 PM, Indiglow via TheBanyanTree <thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com> wrote:
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>> Grandbabies are almost always good news!  Congratulations!
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>>   On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 04:59:21 PM PDT, LaLinda via TheBanyanTree <thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com> wrote:
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>> Well, *I* am excited! I love babies! They make me forget about stressful
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>>> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 6:53 PM Teague, Julie Anna via UpperBranches <
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>>> Andy and Liz and Milo stopped by tonight. It took me a good twenty minutes
>>> to realize that Milo had a shirt on that said “best brother”!!!!!! Yup, due
>>> in May. Andy hasn’t told seth his news, and seth hasn’t told Andy HIS news,
>>> and I am not supposed to say anything to either of them! It’s KILLING me! I
>>> told Andy—tell your brother! And I told seth—tell your brother!  I’m not
>>> good keeping all of these secrets from my boys! And, yikes, I’m going to
>>> have TWO new grand babies next Spring!
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>>> Julie
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