Ben by Daniel Shelton for August 15, 2020

Ah, the ancient bond between grandparent and grandchild: based on sharing a common enemy.

Grandpa does have a good point!

Ben has been spoiling this child all week. Lucky little girl

Karma is sweet, say the grand-parents.

We are raising our 12 year old granddaughter

We try to balance both roles, hard to do but worth it

Must almost time for her to go home. Sugar loading and ship them out the door.

Grandparents revenge.

In too many cases these days, the reverse seems to be happening

My dad’s mom and Papa Joe (my grandma’s second husband) spoiled me; but also gave me good values and ways to live etc. I saved my money, had a ton of jobs (babysitting, selling Avon, doing chores for our neighbors, doing extra chores at home. My second favorite was cleaning house with my mom. My first was helping my dad with fixing cars.

Most I ever got from my grandparents was 2 pieces of chocolate (the boxed small pieces for grownups kind). A piece of cake if there was a family holiday dinner (and since we are Jewish – that was not worth having at Passover).