A - Z Challenge 2023 - A is for Adorable

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This year I'm writing about things connected with Being a Grandparent.  For an introduction to my grandchildren check out my theme reveal here.

Adorable

I am unashamedly besotted with all my grandchildren.   They are all adorable in their own way and I have been fortunate to have been very hands on with several of them, helping out with childcare while their parents worked.

I love being a grandparent but it is very different from being a parent.  For starters you get to give them back at the end of a babysitting stint!  You also worry far more about them when they’re in your care.  God forbid anything should happen to them on your watch!  Thankfully, so far, there have been no major incidents while I’ve been in charge.  Of course you’re never really in charge because these little demons angels have minds of their own.

It’s not always easy working out what is going on in their heads but they are all nearly talking now so it’s getting easier to understand them and if they’re having trouble getting what they want Miles, for example, will just take you by the hand and drag you to whatever it is he’s after.  Vinny on the other hand will just tell me – “Nanny don’t do that” or “Nanny do it” spring to mind.

We are Nanny and Grandpa to them.  This is a mixture of our own parents – mine were Nanny and Grandad and Hubby’s were Grandma and Grandpa.  I never wanted to be a Grandma but sometimes I wish calling myself Nanny didn’t make some people think I’m just a hired help.  For a while Nathan referred to me as Nana and it almost stuck but we all used Nanny so much that he stopped doing it.  Sometimes more recently he has even referred to me as Nan.

This is just one example of how things may change as they get older but at the moment they are all still young and yes, in my eyes, adorable.