Comments on: Granddogs http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/ Stress Hardiness, Optimizing Stress, Being Fully Alive Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 Jean Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3226 Grannymar, "I will be the most boring Grandmother in the world, constantly talking about them." That reminds me of the woman back in the days when people could choose their own seats on airplanes. She walked down the aisle asking people if they had grandchildren. When they answered yes she moved on. Finally someone said "No", so she sat down and said, "Good, let me show you the pictures of mine." ;) I think a lot of people would agree with you about animals. I don't think of them as children but as sentient beings with their own personalities. Dogs especially know how to connect with people emotionally. bikehikebabe, If they're both the same age with the same birthday I would say that's highly unusual. Grannymar,
“I will be the most boring Grandmother in the world, constantly talking about them.” That reminds me of the woman back in the days when people could choose their own seats on airplanes. She walked down the aisle asking people if they had grandchildren. When they answered yes she moved on. Finally someone said “No”, so she sat down and said, “Good, let me show you the pictures of mine.” ;)

I think a lot of people would agree with you about animals. I don’t think of them as children but as sentient beings with their own personalities. Dogs especially know how to connect with people emotionally.

bikehikebabe,
If they’re both the same age with the same birthday I would say that’s highly unusual.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3225 bikehikebabe Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:01:44 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3225 the SAME birthday. They are both 15, having been born on the same day. the SAME birthday. They are both 15, having been born on the same day.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 bikehikebabe Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:59:39 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3224 Jake & brother Nicky interact with Tom & I on Skype but not email. That reminds me to send a happy B-day message today to one of Lydia's (Swede grandkid) & one of Marie's. I guess if you have 10 grandchildren, it's not so unlikely that 2 will have the same birthday. Jake & brother Nicky interact with Tom & I on Skype but not email.

That reminds me to send a happy B-day message today to one of Lydia’s (Swede grandkid) & one of Marie’s. I guess if you have 10 grandchildren, it’s not so unlikely that 2 will have the same birthday.

]]> By: Grannymar http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Grannymar Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:03:03 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3223 I don't have any grandchild/ren yet. Whether they arrive or not has nothing to do with me, mind you if they do, I will be the most boring Grandmother in the world, constantly talking about them. I see animals as animals. Animals have their place. When I hear people talking to them or about them AS IF THEY WERE children, I want to be physically sick. No wonder people think I am odd! .-= Grannymar´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/11/28/harvesters/" rel="nofollow">Harvesters</a> =-. I don’t have any grandchild/ren yet. Whether they arrive or not has nothing to do with me, mind you if they do, I will be the most boring Grandmother in the world, constantly talking about them.

I see animals as animals. Animals have their place. When I hear people talking to them or about them AS IF THEY WERE children, I want to be physically sick. No wonder people think I am odd!
.-= Grannymar´s last blog ..Harvesters =-.

]]> By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Jean Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:56:02 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3222 Cathy, I don't blame you for not trying again, but it's too bad there's no close connection with any of your relatives. It reminds me of the saying, "We're given our relatives. Thank God we can choose our friends." Rummuser, It sounds as if your son is like a grandparent...he gets to enjoy the dogs in the area without having the responsibility of having to take care of them all the time. That's not a bad strategy by any means. ;) bikehikebabe, That sounds like fun. Jake is probably old enough now to have his own interests even if he were still close by. Do you interact with him very much? Do phone calls help? Cathy,
I don’t blame you for not trying again, but it’s too bad there’s no close connection with any of your relatives. It reminds me of the saying, “We’re given our relatives. Thank God we can choose our friends.”

Rummuser,
It sounds as if your son is like a grandparent…he gets to enjoy the dogs in the area without having the responsibility of having to take care of them all the time. That’s not a bad strategy by any means. ;)

bikehikebabe,
That sounds like fun. Jake is probably old enough now to have his own interests even if he were still close by. Do you interact with him very much? Do phone calls help?

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3221 bikehikebabe Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:24:38 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3221 Jake is, I don't know, about 9 now. A long time away from when on the bed, he jumped all over my back (which felt like a wonderful massage) & I screamed for him to stop. He didn't stop because he knew we were having so much fun. Jake is, I don’t know, about 9 now. A long time away from when on the bed, he jumped all over my back (which felt like a wonderful massage) & I screamed for him to stop. He didn’t stop because he knew we were having so much fun.

]]> By: Rummuser http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 Rummuser Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:45 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3220 Your daughter is just like my son. He too has adopted dogs as his children and does not want any of his own. .-= Rummuser´s last blog ..<a href="http://rummuser.com/?p=2391" rel="nofollow">A Journey.</a> =-. Your daughter is just like my son. He too has adopted dogs as his children and does not want any of his own.
.-= Rummuser´s last blog ..A Journey. =-.

]]> By: Cathy in NZ http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Cathy in NZ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:03:44 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3219 I don't have any children of my own to start with...and I think that was a bad choice (not mine, long boring story) as I now see people of my age having a lot of interesting times with their grandkids. On the other hand, the family connections see me as some of loose cannon and therefore they only connect with me when they 'want' something or usually to put them in a better light! I don't know if I told you about the trip away with a couple of family members to visit some cousins that had never crossed my path in last 50yrs! And I was told by the ones travelling with me and the cousins at the destination that I SHOULD KEEP IN CONTACT and they WOULD TOO. But none of them asked for my contact details and none were given out - this was 6mths ago and one 'hardly seen cousin' who organised all this had MADE NO CONTACT I will not be going 'again' to see anyone under these circumstances... .-= Cathy in NZ´s last blog ..<a href="http://cedar51.livejournal.com/13174.html" rel="nofollow">2 of 3 results in</a> =-. I don’t have any children of my own to start with…and I think that was a bad choice (not mine, long boring story) as I now see people of my age having a lot of interesting times with their grandkids.

On the other hand, the family connections see me as some of loose cannon and therefore they only connect with me when they ‘want’ something or usually to put them in a better light!

I don’t know if I told you about the trip away with a couple of family members to visit some cousins that had never crossed my path in last 50yrs! And I was told by the ones travelling with me and the cousins at the destination that I SHOULD KEEP IN CONTACT and they WOULD TOO.

But none of them asked for my contact details and none were given out – this was 6mths ago and one ‘hardly seen cousin’ who organised all this had MADE NO CONTACT

I will not be going ‘again’ to see anyone under these circumstances…
.-= Cathy in NZ´s last blog ..2 of 3 results in =-.

]]> By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 Jean Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:36:03 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3218 bikehikebabe, Thanks for the great comment. It must have been hard when Jake moved from NM. How old is he now? bikehikebabe,
Thanks for the great comment. It must have been hard when Jake moved from NM. How old is he now?

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/11/27/granddogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 bikehikebabe Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:12:05 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=1524#comment-3217 I have 10 grandchildren (6 boys- 4 girls) & love them all sooo much. But I'll have to admit I love more, those that I spent the most time. Jake, I spent the most time with from baby on. He lived in our town. When they moved to Santa Fe I spend weekends with them. He & I entertained each other all weekend. (I rode with my son & his carpool after work on Fridays; back on Monday AM.) I miss those times more than I can say. Next most time spent was with the Swede grand-girls, because when I went across the world to visit them I stayed a month. Grandkids are so cute & funny when little and so beautiful when teens. It's fun to see them develop & be included partly in their lives. (Facebook) Problem is as they get older so do I. I don't like that part. I don't see my friends without children or grandchildren missing anything, getting filled with other things. (travel, writing blogs etc.) Remember children bring on some headaches, heartaches too. I have 10 grandchildren (6 boys- 4 girls) & love them all sooo much. But I’ll have to admit I love more, those that I spent the most time.

Jake, I spent the most time with from baby on. He lived in our town. When they moved to Santa Fe I spend weekends with them. He & I entertained each other all weekend. (I rode with my son & his carpool after work on Fridays; back on Monday AM.) I miss those times more than I can say.

Next most time spent was with the Swede grand-girls, because when I went across the world to visit them I stayed a month.

Grandkids are so cute & funny when little and so beautiful when teens. It’s fun to see them develop & be included partly in their lives. (Facebook)

Problem is as they get older so do I. I don’t like that part.

I don’t see my friends without children or grandchildren missing anything, getting filled with other things. (travel, writing blogs etc.)

Remember children bring on some headaches, heartaches too.

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