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I lived with my dad the first 4 years or so of my sons life(hes 12 now) so going over there for my son is like a second home. My dad has helped out a lot financially and spoils my son which is fine by me.
My mom takes my son just about every weekend if we don't have anything planed. She had a less than favorable husband so she never got to have him over her house until her husband died a few years ago.My family trys to help everyone out when they are in need and im glad because a lot of my friends families are a mess in that respect.
My mother told great tales about how incredibly good her grandparents were to her and her brothers. Her parents couldn't have made it without them.
My grandparents were awesome and were very involved in my raising. My parents were grateful.
My daughter adored her grandparents and great-grandparents and spent every summer with them from the time she was three on. We were grateful for the help.
I was very involved with my granddaughter (from the moment she popped into the world directly into my hands.....yes, I'm talking literally, not figuratively). She spent as much time as possible with us. Her parents needed the help.
Now that I have a great-granddaughter, I hope she'll look back in time and think fondly of how much she enjoyed her grandparents and great-grandparents. I bonded with her when I took care of her for three weeks when she was an infant and mommy had to go back to work to finish out the school year. My granddaughter was VERY grateful she didn't have to put her in daycare for that time.
So, yes, I'd say each generation in my family was most happy for what the older generation did for their kids.
Both of my parents died before my kids came along. I feel as though they would be been very good grandparents. Also, my sister who passed away would have been a great aunt. I have no doubt on that.
My son's grandparents were all deceased by the time my son was born, except for my father. We traveled all the way across country to visit when our son was 7 months old, and my father was completely disinterested in him. When I asked why he didn't seem to care about his only grandchild, his reply was, "Why should I? He doesn't have my last name." He died when my son was 2 and I will never tell my son that story.
I guess that's better than having the overly-involved grandparents who criticize your every move, though!
My parents are wonderful grandparents. My husband and myself are both close to our siblings and extended family if anything was to happen to us our children would be taken care of.
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