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I dunno. If these folks had just done their job as parents the first time, maybe they would not need to do a repeat.

That said, even our high achieving kids seem to look to us as their potential babysitters so they can continue to pursue their careers.

I feel everyone deserves to enjoy their older adult years without
Being tied down once again. Highlights the importance of getting it right the first time.

Yes, but furthermore, not only are people living longer than ever before, but they are remaining youthful much longer--and healthy much longer.

In past years, after age 40 people were expected to sit on the porch and rock. Today, they're doing all sorts of things--new careers, new hobbies, new sports, new romances, going back to college.

And look at all the Information Age has made available!

The first thing I did when I retired (at age 53) was enroll in college with a full freshman load. MAN! WAS IT FUN! AND I WANTED AN A in every class (and got it).

Part of this energy is also directed into helping to raise the grandchildren.

I think it's great for my children to continue their education and embark on fascinating adventures.

I also love giving my grandchildren as many opportunities as I can.

And furthermore--there is great wisdom that comes with age. (It's not inevitable; some people manage not to acquire it.) And it can be imparted to grandchildren as well as children. Somewhat removed from the dramas and conflicts that tend to confuse the relationships between parents and their children, grandchildren tend to be much more receptive to the wisdom of their grandparents than they sometimes are to that of their parents.

“I dunno. If these folks had just done their job as parents the first time, maybe they would not need to do a repeat.”

Don’t be in such a hurry to cast blame. Things happen in peoples’ lives—death, illness, unemployment. Maybe you’ve led a charmed life but there are lots of folks who end up needing help through no fault of their own. I’ve found it’s the people who have overcome adversity that have the most compassion.

I dunno. If these folks had just done their job as parents the first time, maybe they would not need to do a repeat.

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ah yes, only if we had full control of our children’s lives, and will in every aspect, everything would be hunky-dory. Life happens. Great families sometimes have not so great children, free will abounds.