Do you spend more money on your grandchildren than your parents spent on your kids?

Boomers are spenders. Now we have another generation spend our money on.

Do you buy your grandchildren mcuh? If so, what do you take pleasure in buying them?

Actually, I don't. For several reasons. I try to give her others things like my devoted time, crafts, playing outside. My niece opened my eyes to "grandmother" gifts. She told my sister NOT to buy her two girls much for Christmas because they were trying really hard to teach them the value of gift-giving, and of having TOO much... I thought, you know...I could do that NOW with Lea. So, I do buy her things on occasion, but not ALL the time, like would be my inclination.

You know what? She's still excited to see me when I walk in the door without gifts.

Now, when I do buy her things out of the norm, I try to make them either educational, or durable. That girl could tear up the Empire State Building.

JJ

I agree with you JJ. I think the greatest gift you can give granchildren is time. Especially these days when more mothers are working full time.

I think I do spend more money though than my parents did on my children.

I bought my 2 year old grandaughter a stroller and a baby doll for Christmas which she loved, she kept running everybody over with it at the Christmas party, and kept saying goodbye, because she was taking baby for a walk.

Someone else bought her a tea set with a coffe pot, and this is one baby doll that drinks imaginary coffee.

[ March 11, 2006, 10:04 PM: Message edited by: sami ]

Whoops! there's a typo in my last post. It should read grandaughter, not daughter.

My parents were much better off than we are so my kids got a lot more than we're able to spend on our grandbeauty.

But to Belle -- having "mom" and "dad" (her names for us - mommy and daddy are her parents) take her to McDonalds for a chocolate shake seems to make up for all of that ;-)

I also agree that quality is so much more important than quantity when it comes to kids. Values and morals and learning rights from wrongs are things grandparents have the maturity and time to teach -- and dont forget family history !!

I do spend at will on my 7 grandkids, but I don't overdo it. Except at Xmas lol!

My little grandaughter who lives with me just loves to pull up her stool and help me cook dinner. She thoroughly enjoys hand washing the dishes, spraying and wiping anything, and working with me in the yard. She is my shadow whenever I'm at home.

Her favorite treat and I try to have it with me every time I pick her up from school is a Slim Jim and Bug Juice, which she calls a beef stick and Bug Goose.

I'm crazy about her and her brother who is my best friend. We understand each other and he just makes me smile from the inside out like the sun rising on a dreary morning.

My grandson, Joseph, loves his silly Grammy who buys he and his brother things like Billy Bob teeth and wears them herself on occasion.....

I love to make them laugh. My grandaughter, Alyssa looks like Uma Thurman and has a great sense of humor. Her sister, Jessica, is so intelligent and aggressive (they're trying to curb her enthusiasm..). I sent both a trunk of 'princess' clothes, shoes and jewelry for Christmas which their mom says they try on everyday. My youngest grandson is a little man with a big smile. He wrinkles up his little nose when he doesn't agree with you.

I love them all so much and am so thankful for each of them and their parents. They are my life's greatest blessing.

Sami and anyone new, if you make a typo or anything you want to change in a post merely look at the four little pictures above each post and click on the pad and pencil one, your original post pops up and you can change it and then re-file it and whalla, all correct...

Thanks Chatty, Have taken note. I never looked at those buttons. I have added the missing word.

Its safe to say Dotsie site leasves little to be desired and has all the bells and whistles in place....

Chatty, you are kind to say that. It's really the software, not me.

By the grace of God, I listened to the couple who designed this site. They are the ones who suggested this forum format. ALl I did was say yes and I've never looked back.