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11. Even my wife and I sometimes get "asked" to perform (grand-)parenting duty

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 12:51 AM

May 2025

No horrible hardship cases like the ones described above, but half of our grandchildren live two hours away in the Taunus Hills above Frankfurt, and the other half half live across the ocean in the USA. Last year, when our daughters were in the Maldives celebrating a birthday for a week, my wife and spent a week at our German-based daughter’s house in Königstein, taking care of all four grandchildren. I aged a year that week.

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My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister's Kids. [View all] Demovictory9 May 2025 OP

I knew a family like this. RandySF May 2025 #1

me too. the comment section... people telling their similar stories Demovictory9 May 2025 #2

Our daughter with 2 girls is an excellent Mom Jarqui May 2025 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tripper11 May 2025 #4

We're raising our granddaughter Tripper11 May 2025 #5

The girl reading Encyclopedia Brown-- viva la May 2025 #6

Really good article Alice Kramden May 2025 #7

Some of this story resembles what my husband and I have been through in the past 4 years. mommymarine2003 May 2025 #8

That sounds hard. harumph May 2025 #9

Thanks for your vote! mommymarine2003 May 2025 #14

My heart goes out to you and your family. AloeVera May 2025 #10

Thank you. Since you went through something similar, you know how hard it is. mommymarine2003 May 2025 #15

I hear you. AloeVera May 2025 #16

You're fine in England. róisín_dubh May 2025 #17

thanks for telling your story. I do hope you get the travel soon, peacefully. Demovictory9 May 2025 #12

Even my wife and I sometimes get "asked" to perform (grand-)parenting duty DFW May 2025 #11

My friend's in a similar situation. no_hypocrisy May 2025 #13