Then there are those of us who will have much less influence because the job situation is causing a child to move 7 hours away with her two small children due to the job situation. She and her husband will have better jobs, but I will not be attending my youngest grandson’s first birthday this year.
The job my husband was forced to take a few years ago gives him a whooping two weeks per year vacation time.
Yes, I blame Obama.
The job my husband was forced to take a few years ago gives him a whooping two weeks per year vacation time.:”””””
I certainly don’t know how many weeks vacation time you are accustomed to, but every job I ever worked gave ONE week after a year of service and 2 weeks after 2 full years of satisfactory service. Only one place gave 3 weeks——after 15 years of service.
When I was growing up, there wasn’t even a way to video the kids first birthday. We used regular film & pictures.
I will remind parents all across America:
IF you have done a good job with your kids from their first breath, they can leave the nest & do well on their own. IF you keep thinking they cannot do without you, then perhaps you didn’t do as good a job as you think.
I will bet that your parents & grandparents didn’t hover over your life after you got married & had kids.
There should be a license required for all the helicopter parents in America today!
I think you might re-examine this & be VERY happy for your child & spouse to have new jobs that pay them more & possibly have more room for advancement. Your grandchildren will have many birthdays. You will attend many of them. Besides—how expensive is a bus ticket to get there for the party you desire to attend?