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WePurrsevere

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3. Very true! I personally know 2 sets of grandparents who...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 14, 2017, 07:15 AM

Jul 2017

raised their grandchildren and quite a few others, including my children's grandparents, who were heavily present and helping in the lives of their grandchildren.

With divorce and often both parents needing to work, grandparents often step in to help instead of sending kids off to daycare, etc.

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It's not unusual for grandparents to raise grandchildren Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #1

Very true! I personally know 2 sets of grandparents who... WePurrsevere Jul 2017 #3

I have to say that I was closer to my (paternal) grandmother than to my mother Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #4

Good! That grandparents (or others mentioned) have ever 'not' been considered close family... WePurrsevere Jul 2017 #2