I've been wondering what kind of a grandmother I'll be, and that's a role that will take shape as I step into it, I'm sure. I'm more certain about what kind of a grandmother I don't want to be...the kind that:
1. ...won't sit on the floor and play.
2. ...won't keep an occasional and inconsequential secret from Mom and Dad, like stretching the bedtime hour a little or eating ice cream for dinner.
3. ...expects a child to act like an adult.
4. ...is too busy.
5. ...can't remember what it was like to laugh til milk came out of my nose.
6. ...can't think of just one more story.
7. ...believes manners must be upheld at all times.
8. ...hates to get wrinkled/dirty/mussed from a sloppy, wet hug and kiss.
9. ...thinks kids can be spoiled.
10...doesn't know that parents are for discipline, grandparents are not.
...more to come.
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