On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:03:06 GMT, Sharon Coyne -> Sean Rima wrote:

>   >>   SR>>>  Esp if you can hand them back :)
>   >>
>   >>   SC>> Do you mean like us grandparents? We can enjoy
them and spoil
>   >>   SC>> them then give them back to the parents!! :-)
>   >>
>   >>   SR> Yeah those ones are the worst :)
>   >>
>   >> Someone has to be nice to the kids since it is the parent's job to
>   >> discipline them. :-)
>
>   SR> My mother is a pain as she favours one of the kids over the other 4
>   SR> which is not good but she fails to see the damage she does.
>
> My mom was like that too with my second daughter, but not until they were
> older. My oldest daughter really didn't allow anyone to get close to her as a
> teen and my son always visited my mom's house so I don't know if he was treated
> differently or not really. I do know that she loved them all equally though.
>
> I am closer to my oldest grandson I guess because him and I sit and talk a lot.
> My granddaughter is too busy with her life for that even at 11. Of course, the
> baby comes running to me now to give me a hug. Yep, he is walking. I think
> though there might be a difference in being close to someone than favoring
> them. What do you think?
>

Well yeah, you favor each one, not just one :) So at least you spread the
love around and make each one feel special.

Sean

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