Backstory: Turned 26 today; mom has been yearning for grandchildren the past few years, but neither I or my siblings have any kids.
i was just thinking when i was your age i was divorced single parent with 2 kids. what are you waiting on???
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I love that one! I can hear my own mom saying this
August 14, 2009 at 11:39 am
Uh… Not to be harsh to her mom, but maybe she learned from her what not to do?
August 14, 2009 at 11:43 am
I concur with rachel!
August 14, 2009 at 11:53 am
Thats something to strive for.
August 14, 2009 at 12:12 pm
If I didn’t know better, I’d swear this mom was me. My daughter just blessed me with a grandchild – 3 weeks before she turned 26. I am sure this mom means well. Mothers do recall things like how many children they had at what age. It’s not always a call for grandchildren!
August 14, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Now, was she talking about getting divorced or having babies?
August 15, 2009 at 7:02 am
I just turned 27 a couple weeks ago, and my mom’s the same way… My mom even signed me up for eharmony recently, because not only do I not have babies, there is no man in the picture to help provide them. I love her, but geez…
August 15, 2009 at 10:18 am
Wow… This is crazy for me because my mom is always pushing me to wait-wait-wait on kids and I’m 25. I’m scared that if I ever do get preggers, she will be devastated. “But what about your FUTURE?? Your JOB??” She has 4 kids, so maybe she’s just scared that once I start, I won’t stop… :)
August 17, 2009 at 7:01 am
I feel glad now that my mom pretty much gave up hope on ever having grandkids 4 years ago, when I was 20. She told my father not to plan on having any, to which he replied, “Why? Is she like me?” He’s gay and the answer is no.
August 18, 2009 at 11:09 pm