Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I loved Days back then. I loved Alice and Tom Horton. I haven’t watched it in years. Started getting way out there. Having grand babies is such a joy because you get to enjoy them, and let the parents do all the hard work. Raising your own kids is a lot of work. You are the provider, disciplinarian, cook, cleaner. It’s a lot of work and the allotted time is limited, but when they are the grandchildren you just get to spoil and love them.
Absolutely on the grand kids being different than your own. Hubby and I speak us this often. We are in a unique situation. They live next door and I keep her two days a week. So, I’m disciplinarian while being fun grandma. She looks at me and sticks her tongue out. I guess because I make crazy faces at her. She’s getting into the defiant stage. You will say no don’t do that and she stares at you and does it. Her mom and I are popping her hand occasionally. I popped her hand the other day and she grabbed mine and pushed it back. She’s funny, does something she knows is wrong and then says No No No. If she throws something down like her passy I make her get it. I’m not playing that game. Other than that she’s an angel. She’s gotta figure things out. Her mom was never like that. I think she’s got my temperment (stubborn rebel) if so we will rangle her in. Her other grandma keeps her two days. So she’s in good hands and not daycare. So, absolutely I gotta take care of myself and get healthy. My dad just got an exercise bike so I’ll be peddling, he’s next door. Take care 🐸
Yeah my daughter lives 2 miles down the road from me. So I’m very available. I keep the little 10 month old every Monday and work from her house. My ex husband keeps him on Wednesdays and the Mother in law has him the other three days. She doesn’t work so that helps. I have to report to my office twice a week at least. The 3 year old goes to church preschool and stays all day. His dad takes him on his way to work. When he turned two, it was like a different child popped inside him. He got defiant and learned the word NO very well. It was almost comical watching my daughter deal with that because she is very stern. She teaches 4th grade. She is very good with her kids and the parents all ask for her but she is definitely not a push over. She asked me how long it would last , and I said u til about 8, then it comes back at 12. Should’ve seen the look on her face. He was just like her at that age 😂 and you know what they say about paybacks. It was just the two of us after her dad and I divorced when she was 8. We are very close and she comes to me about everything. I always tried not to spoil her because of her sisters death when they were 3.5 yrs old. They were identical twins and once her dad and I divorced, I never remarried. Once was enough for me. I have no interest in dealing with another man and his ways. I have good friends and love them to death but God is all I need. I stay busy with my job, a small business that me and one of my brothers have, my aging mother, church and of course the grands and neices and nephews. I’m the fun aunt. 🤗 I love my life and I’m grateful everyday for the blessings I have.