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I really envy those with Grandchildren and miss not having them. Having worked with children for a large part of my life, not having them around is a huge miss for me. When my daughter was young was the best part of my life but she's in her mid-fifties now. I wrote this following her visit.

 

This time when she came 
I asked her to give me a hug...
a thing I've never done before...
but I needed to hold her again
as I did so long ago.....
when I would scoop her
up..
and breathe her in
and know that
in this moment
nothing in the world could mean more
than this wriggling bundle.

But now I am old 
and certainty is a stranger to me
days pass without me knowing their name...
I doubt....everything
and so I asked though this was hard for me
knowing she would mark this well and see the why of it
....
this need to hold her close..to be certain 
of this one thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12 hours ago, Further said:

I don't think I'm getting any grand babies  :(

It saddens me, but I would not wish my wife's health problems on anyone. So.....

My three sons are all adopted. The main health problem my wife had was infertility and then later breast cancer. Any genetic tendency for breast cancer in our children was avoided by adopting. Our fifteen grandchildren are healthy and awesome. I’m so looking forward to getting them all together at the cabins later this month.

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2 hours ago, Longjohn said:

My three sons are all adopted. The main health problem my wife had was infertility and then later breast cancer. Any genetic tendency for breast cancer in our children was avoided by adopting. Our fifteen grandchildren are healthy and awesome. I’m so looking forward to getting them all together at the cabins later this month.

Wow 15 grandchildren..longjohn this sounds more an exception these days.  

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5 hours ago, onbike1939 said:

I really envy those with Grandchildren and miss not having them. Having worked with children for a large part of my life, not having them around is a huge miss for me. When my daughter was young was the best part of my life but she's in her mid-fifties now. I wrote this following her visit.

 

This time when she came 
I asked her to give me a hug...
a thing I've never done before...
but I needed to hold her again
as I did so long ago.....
when I would scoop her
up..
and breathe her in
and know that
in this moment
nothing in the world could mean more
than this wriggling bundle.

But now I am old 
and certainty is a stranger to me
days pass without me knowing their name...
I doubt....everything
and so I asked though this was hard for me
knowing she would mark this well and see the why of it
....
this need to hold her close..to be certain 
of this one thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope she visits you.

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14 hours ago, shootingstar said:

My dearie enjoys his 3 grandsons:  16, 5, 3 yrs. old.  But I don't ever recall him wishing for a grandchild....  

I think the reason for this, was he knows some women choose not to have children.  He never wanted his daughter - in-law to be expected to bear children.  

His own daughter doesn't have children. And I chose not to have children.  So he, squarewheels, etc. are normal. :)

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