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Quotes By and About Grandparents, Part I
Feb 18, 2022 10:47:30   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley

“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove

“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” –Ogden Nash

“There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.” – Victor Hugo

“Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next, you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown

“Children brought up by their grandparents are generally spoiled.” –Spanish Proverb

“Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild and or a grandparent.” – Donald A Norber

“Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” – Unknown

“There is nothing more wonderful than the love and guidance a grandparent can give his or her grandchild.” – Edward Fays

“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.” – Sam Levenson

“Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They share a common enemy.” – Claudette Colbert

“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure.” – Gene Perret

“Grandfathers are just antique little boys.” – Unknown

“They say genes skip generations. Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable.” – Joan McIntosh

“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” – Lois Wyse

“On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town.” – Gene Perret

“Young people need something stable to hang on to—a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.” – Jay Kesler

“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudy Giuliani

“Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.” – Doug Larson

“A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” – Unknown

“You are the sun, Grandma, you are the sun in my life.” – Kitty Tsui

“T***h be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection. The ultimate warm sticky bun with plump raisins and nuts. Clouds nine, ten, and eleven.” – Bryan Nelson Patson

“If your baby is ‘beautiful and perfect, never cries of fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,’ you’re the grandma.” –Teresa Bloomingdale

“Grandparents are a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories and love.” – Unknown

“Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” – Unknown

“If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it.” – Hannah Whitehall Smith

“A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” – Lois Wyse

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Feb 18, 2022 10:59:43   #
Tiptop789 Loc: State of Denial
 
slatten49 wrote:
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley

“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove

“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” –Ogden Nash

“There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.” – Victor Hugo

“Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next, you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown

“Children brought up by their grandparents are generally spoiled.” –Spanish Proverb

“Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild and or a grandparent.” – Donald A Norber

“Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” – Unknown

“There is nothing more wonderful than the love and guidance a grandparent can give his or her grandchild.” – Edward Fays

“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.” – Sam Levenson

“Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They share a common enemy.” – Claudette Colbert

“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure.” – Gene Perret

“Grandfathers are just antique little boys.” – Unknown

“They say genes skip generations. Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable.” – Joan McIntosh

“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” – Lois Wyse

“On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town.” – Gene Perret

“Young people need something stable to hang on to—a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.” – Jay Kesler

“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudy Giuliani

“Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.” – Doug Larson

“A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” – Unknown

“You are the sun, Grandma, you are the sun in my life.” – Kitty Tsui

“T***h be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection. The ultimate warm sticky bun with plump raisins and nuts. Clouds nine, ten, and eleven.” – Bryan Nelson Patson

“If your baby is ‘beautiful and perfect, never cries of fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,’ you’re the grandma.” –Teresa Bloomingdale

“Grandparents are a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories and love.” – Unknown

“Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” – Unknown

“If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it.” – Hannah Whitehall Smith

“A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” – Lois Wyse
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