Showing posts with label too old to be grandparents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label too old to be grandparents. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2009

Too Old

Today, I was talking to my sister on the phone. We were talking about growing old. She is going to be a grandma very soon. She was a little wacky about it as she is only 41 years old. She was talking about how my mother was older than that when she became a grandmother. I thought her worrying about being too young to be a grandmother was just so silly. I mean come on..she knew she had her kids early in life so it’s natural that she would become a grandma early. Her oldest son is 21 years old. His girlfriend is pregnant. Yes, they aren't married yet which I am finding becoming the standard nowadays. Back when I was younger, your parents would have killed you if you got pregnant beforehand.

Now, her being upset that she was going to be a grandma started me thinking. When my kids have children, I will be over 60 years old. Is that too old? I want to be able to spend time with them to share my experiences. Will I be too old to appreciate who they are? I sure hope not.