Comments on: Unwilling Grandparents http://ultraorange.net/2009/03/09/unwilling-grandparents/ madness, art and world affairs Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:05:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: orangeguru http://ultraorange.net/2009/03/09/unwilling-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-12608 orangeguru Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:25:55 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2009/03/09/unwilling-grandparents/#comment-12608 @Jason: Well, grandparents should give their insights into raising their kids plus a big portion of time and love to their grandkids. But today we mostly have single parents in many rich countries or small families. The great family seems a thing of the past - at least in rich nations. I think grandparents are also a great balance for the parents and the kids. They often work as mediators and mutual stress relieve ... @Jason: Well, grandparents should give their insights into raising their kids plus a big portion of time and love to their grandkids.

But today we mostly have single parents in many rich countries or small families. The great family seems a thing of the past – at least in rich nations.

I think grandparents are also a great balance for the parents and the kids. They often work as mediators and mutual stress relieve …

]]> By: Jason http://ultraorange.net/2009/03/09/unwilling-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-12601 Jason Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:48:16 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2009/03/09/unwilling-grandparents/#comment-12601 What's wrong with grandparents that don't help out? We don't live in the same culture we did 50 years ago. When our children were young we lived hundreds of miles from my parents. Even if we lived across the street, we wouldn't have expected free babysitting, etc. What’s wrong with grandparents that don’t help out? We don’t live in the same culture we did 50 years ago. When our children were young we lived hundreds of miles from my parents. Even if we lived across the street, we wouldn’t have expected free babysitting, etc.

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