I am looking after Joe, aged 8, today. We have done some drawing etc. and taken Will for a long walk - now he has gone to play on the school field, where
there is a supervised play scheme. I walked there with him, there are no roads to cross as it the school is right next to our road - but I am still on pins in
case something happens to him - the children can leave the scheme at any time before it finishes at 12.30. He knows to come straight here if he needs to come
home early for any reason. When my own children were that age, I didn't worry nearly so much!
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Posts: 457 (23/07/2008 11:54:29) |
Tell me about it! I have three grandsons, brothers, who come to me all holidays and half terms. Now aged 12, 10 and 9. We live in backwater village. And
there is recreation ground 2 minutes walk away. Not supervised, with a country road running past. I see them there and back and leave a mobile with them and
water and asthma equipment for the eldest and despite being told to stick together invariable there is an argument and one will march home alone in a temper.
It is so unfair on them. When I was a child I was travelling from Paddington to West Wales by train with a change at Llanelli not even in charge of the guard and I never had a problem. But now we have to watch all the time. Half the fun of childhood should be to do your own thing. There are some great walks round here and fabulous fords over the rivers and they have to cart parents. or other aged relatives along. Yes a big responsibility. Sandra |
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Posts: 1533 (23/07/2008 12:32:41) |
Tomorrow I have the two younger grandchildren, aged 7 and 4, so will probably spend my time sitting on the field watching them play - as long as it doesn't
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Posts: 265 (23/07/2008 15:34:50) |
Just had my sister in law's baby for three hours ... she's six months old ... and I totally know what you mean.
It was bad enough when my sister's babies were teenie but the fact that she's my sister in law's baby adds extra pressure. On top of which we have an 18 month old Cocker spaniel now which adds an extra dimension to the whole thing ... I'm permanently on red alert 
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Posts: 1741 (23/07/2008 15:36:47) |
I think you will always worry more when its not your own children
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Posts: 368 (23/07/2008 21:41:56) |
I love having the young ones here and him indoors is like a dog with two tails!! Once we have established what my rules are we can enjoy being together. I find
that if they object Mum or Dad will back me and I dont have many rules for them to remember. They are not children for long so I determined to just give them
good memories(for me too) that they will take with them when they grow up. So stop fretting, they have more sense than you think
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Posts: 11937 (23/07/2008 23:01:05) |
Mine are only 4 & 5, and I love having them here. Have to say, I don't sleep very well when they stay over, have to be on alert
with one eye and one ear open all night. they sleep all night, and I'm shattered!!
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Posts: 1533 (24/07/2008 06:57:06) |
I have a feeling my grandchildren will remember me as the slightly eccentric grandma with the mad staffordshire bull terrier
. They think I am a bit odd as I do not drive and have rescue guinea pigs and
rabbits. My grandaughter (7) is like the housework police - her mum is very tidy indeed - Emily says 'Grandma, it is very untidy here!' .
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Posts: 1907 (24/07/2008 21:53:46) |
This is nothing to do with the responsibility named in this thread's title, but it IS about grandchildren or in this case my elder one, Jenna. Those who
were here when this forum was launched may remember her being born, the first forum baby I think - she won't be three until New Year's Eve but is a
great talker and has a good vocabulary. She extended that by a real corker on Saturday. The phone rang and she was on the other end. "Say it, say
it," I heard my son prompt. And then.... 'C O N S T A N T I N O P L E' she said, and chuckled. He whispered "Is it a hard word to say?"
and she said "It's a very hard word to say." I nearly fell off my chair. Don't think she'll be using that one much in general
conversation!
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Posts: 51 (25/07/2008 18:04:37) |
I look after my 3yr old gd twice a week while her mom and dad are at work.I am constantly worrying in case i let her do something or eat something that she
isn't allowed.They are very into natrual foods,and this can make life quite difficult when i cook something for myself as she always wants to try it.I gave
in last week and let her have a sausage sandwich with brown sauce,she loved every mouthful,but when mom came to pick her up of course she told her what she had
had,so i had to tell a little white fib and say they were organic sausage.I'm sure she didn't believe me.Just glad she never mentioned the bag of
chockie buttons she had earlier on,i would have been shot at dawn.
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Posts: 38 (25/07/2008 18:41:49) |
I mind my grandson , 5yrs , at least three days a week , moreover he stays over the night before , last night he insisted on sleeping in my bed ..... well at 3
am he fell out of the bed and blamed me !!! his dad will hear his version before mine !and it should be good !! He loves making bead necklaces but my D I L
isn't impressed , he is painting at the minute keeps him quiet , I am terrified when he wants to play outside as we live on a very busy street , but his
dad lets him !!
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