Every time we tell people we winter south for two months, they ask: “How can you be away from the grandkids for so long?” What do you think?
Dear Lisi: Are we bad grandparents? My husband and I both retired at age 60. We travel south for two months in the winter and take a two-week vacation in the fall.
Every time we tell people we winter south for two months, they ask: “How can you be away from the grandkids for so long?” They then proceed to tell us how much they would miss their grandkids. That they couldn’t do it. We get the same response from at least 50 per cent of everyone we speak with about this topic.Absolutely not! There are many grandparents who live in the same city as their grandchildren and see them, or engage with them, less than you do over the course of a year.
I think you’re fabulous grandparents for spending one day a week with your three-year-old grandchild. Those are important years, formative years, and to be able to be so hands on is a gift. Many 60-year-olds are still working full days, full weeks. You two are privileged to have retired so young and you should spend your days as you see fit. If that includes two months down south, enjoy.
Christmas Day always starts out nicely, with hot chocolate and coffee around the tree, and all of us excited to open presents. Unfortunately, my wife always buys one daughter the wrong size , which then affects her self-esteem, and the tears begin to flow. That and no matter what I get for my wife, she smiles, says it’s lovely but returns it. I always get the same things: a new tie , new socks and a book I’ll never read because I don’t read books.
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