Senior Living - Surrogate Grandparents (again) - Blog post #233
Surrogate grandparents can be good for YOU!!
We talked mostly about how being a surrogate grandparent can be helpful for the family. But, how might that help you?
It is always nice to be needed, maybe even more so in our senior age. That somebody wants you to have lunch at school on Grandparent Day; maybe that somebody wants you to attend the band concert or volleyball game.
And, it is an easy job - show up; smile; pat the surrogate grandchildren on the shoulder, say “thank you” a lot; and relax.
And … you will be appreciated. You are filling in a gap in a young family’s life. You are doing an important job (and you may not even know that).
Do look around. Maybe in your church / synagogue you’ll see a young couple with kids and rarely see the grandparents; maybe in your neighborhood; ask your friends if they know of somebody that might like to have surrogate grandparents.
You could sit at home, or have lunch (or band concerts) and get out of your comfort zone and make a difference by sharing love and grandparenting values!!!
So, how about you? Are you thinking about this - or already involved?
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Bruce
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