I remember a while ago on a bus back from somewhere, I was passing down the road near my grandparents (my dad's parents) house and looking the playground I used to sometimes play in as a child with my grandad and thought to myself strangely wishing my parents had me earlier so that that my grandad (who passed in October 2023 at 84) could have seen more of me achieving other milestones and things. I know he saw me growing up, went on family holidays with him, saw me go to college and university, get a job which I have now and even helped me get my first car which I still drive in now. My other grandad passed in January 2024 at his home in France at 86.
But it feels like it's "not much" because unlike others I my grandparents haven't seen me get married or have kids except my sister who had my nephew in December 2019. I do somewhat strangely envy (not much really) those who married or had kids rather early while the grandparents are still around. My step mum's eldest son has 3 kids (ages 18 and 14) and daughter got married at 23 and has two (13 and 9) and their grandad at 92 is still around and so he must have known his great grandchildren for 18 years I should think.
22 Feb 2026, 12:30 pm
