Hellobee Boards Topic: Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:35:57 +0000 mrs.shinerbock on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868782 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:33:36 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1868782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More. Both of my grandfathers passed before I was born and my paternal grandmother lived several hours away, so we rarely saw her. Both of my parents are alive and live a couple hours away, so we see them about once per month. DH's parents and 1 grandfather are alive, but we only see them once per year. jhd on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868778 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:30:06 +0000 jhd 1868778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO has all four grandparents. I had all four growing up but they lived far away. I'm excited that our LO will get to see his grandparents much more often. My parents are only 20 min away & DH's are two hours away. :) kimbed on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868765 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:21:19 +0000 kimbed 1868765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Less. At my LO's ages I still had all four of my grandparents. They currently have both grandmothers and a maternal grandfather. ILoveLettie on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868722 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:54:02 +0000 ILoveLettie 1868722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More! Both sets of grandparents are alive; two are divorced but have not remarried, plus one of them has a boyfriend that's unofficially her grandpa. I had 4, but one died when I was young, and was only close to 2 of them and even they I didn't see nearly as much as L will get to see her grandparents. My extended family was not close-knit at all and very dysfunctional, which was one of the things that really bothered me growing up. I married into a wonderful extended family, so not only will L have 4 close grandparents who she sees often (even though they don't live in town) she also has 6 great-grandparents, 4 of which she sees regularly (on my husband's side) and one living great-great grandmother on my husband's side!! I feel so blessed to be able to give L these relationships with her extended family. Alivoo01 on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868719 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:53:31 +0000 Alivoo01 1868719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More. 4 grandparents for DS. Never met my paternal grandparents, and my maternal grandfather passed when I was 4. he never liked me though (bc I was a girl), so I mainly grew up with my maternal grandmother. I was her fave! <3 yellowbird on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868718 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:52:14 +0000 yellowbird 1868718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More!!! I had 3. Dd has 6! oliviaoblivia on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868717 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:51:58 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1868717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The same, but she will likely lose one earlier than I did. FIL is 90 and in poor health. avivoca on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868715 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:49:33 +0000 avivoca 1868715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fewer, only because both sets of grandparents are still alive and married to each other. I had three sets of grandparents when you count the step-grandparents (my dad's parents were both divorced/remarried). daniellemybelle on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868708 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:47:39 +0000 daniellemybelle 1868708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More! I had & still had all 4 grandparents as well as two great grandparents though they both died while I was a kid. LO has 5 grandparents because my parents are divorced & remarried - I guess 6 if you count my dad's wife but I don't. She is more like an aunt mostly because of her age. LO also has 4 great grandparents which is wonderful! LuLu Mom on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868360 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:57:04 +0000 LuLu Mom 1868360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ the same, she has all 4 of her grandparents, as I did until I was in HS. She also has 2 great grandmas, and a great grandpa (I had both great grandmas for a very blessed long time, and just lost my final great grandma last summer she was 100 years old.) She's lucky to have both sets so close and so involved. lamariniere on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868356 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:55:14 +0000 lamariniere 1868356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The same. I had 3 until I was a teenager and they all lived far away. My children have 3 and they all live far away. Jess1483 on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868355 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:55:11 +0000 Jess1483 1868355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More. I had all 4, but one passed away when I was young. DS has all four, plus 4 living great grandparents as well! I think that's really cool. Grace on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868313 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:37:58 +0000 Grace 1868313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fewer, I had all 4, but DH's mom died before LO was born. MrsF on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868305 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:36:37 +0000 MrsF 1868305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More. My paternal grandfather died just after I was born, whereas M has all 4 grandparents, plus a step grandma. I'm not sure how I'd count them all in the quality vs. quantity department, though :wink: wonderstruck on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868304 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:36:36 +0000 wonderstruck 1868304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fewer. It would be impossible for there to be more because DH and my parents are both still married, and I grew up with extra grandparents due to divorces and marriages. I guess technically step-grandparents, although they have never felt that way to me. .twist. on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868297 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:34:38 +0000 .twist. 1868297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Currently the same. All my grandparents were gone by the time I was 15 though. So, if our parents last longer than that (and I seriously hope they do!!!!) then he will have more than me. I REALLY loved my grandparents and it bums me out that I never got to know them as an adult, like my cousins did. lilteacherbee on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868296 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:34:17 +0000 lilteacherbee 1868296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The same, amount wise. I had all 4 of my grandparents until I was 13. Then, I had 3 until I was 23. I feel very fortunate to still have my two grandmothers now at 25. Also, I was only super close to one set because the other set lived farther away. My LO has both sets of very involved grandparents within a 45 minute drive. mrs. tictactoe on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868291 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:33:09 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1868291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have to change my answer - more because I have a step dad so he has 3 grandpas instead of two. RsMom on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868287 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:32:32 +0000 RsMom 1868287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At his current age the same. I had my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather. By ten they had all passed. My son has both grandmothers. My dad passed away last year when LO was only 13 months so he doesn't really have any memories of him and he never got to meet my DH's father. loveisstrange on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868280 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:30:57 +0000 loveisstrange 1868280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More. I had my moms mom and her stepdad. C has both my parents, my grandma and DHs grandparents. Mrs. Jump Rope on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868275 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:30:08 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1868275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fewer! When I was born, I had a grandma, a pappy, two great-grandma, one great-grandfather and a great-great grandma on my moms side. I had a nana & nono on my dads side. Charlotte has two sets of grandparents (my mom and dad and my ILs) plus two great-grandmas. Adira on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868273 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:29:50 +0000 Adira 1868273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More because my in-laws are divorced and FIL has remarried, so there's one extra! mrsjyw on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868267 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:27:20 +0000 mrsjyw 1868267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More! He has all his grandparents and I only had my mom's parents around! He also has two great grandmas alive as well. I'm so happy that he gets so much time with them! Mrs. Chocolate on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868265 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:26:36 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1868265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The same as me My dad passed away in 2012, so DS was 2 but had only seen him once after he was born and DD wasnt born yet. When I was born I had only 3 grandparents as my moms dad died when she was in her teens. chopsuey on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868263 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:26:29 +0000 chopsuey 1868263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had 2 grandmas, never met my granddads. One grandma is still alive and healthy at 94 yo. My kids have 4 very healthy and active grandparents! And 2 healthy great grandmas! They're so blessed! snowjewelz on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868262 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:26:12 +0000 snowjewelz 1868262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ More! My dad's dad I never met, and my dad's mom lived far away so we saw her maybe once a year...? And she passed away when I was younger too. mrs. tictactoe on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868260 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:25:41 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1868260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I guess the same? My maternal grandma died when I was 21 and my paternal grandpa died a couple of years later. Liam has all of his grandparents now. 78h2o on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868258 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:24:39 +0000 78h2o 1868258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The same, except my dad's grandparents lived really close by when I was a kid. My LO will not have any grandparents in state, though my in laws are only 1.5-2 hrs away. My parents are across the country. mrbee on "Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-growing-up-with-more-or-fewer-grandparents-than-you-did#post-1868254 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:23:27 +0000 mrbee 1868254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only really had quality time with my dad's mom, since my other grandparents died or weren't in America (my mom's mom lives in Japan). The dad's mom passed when I was very young though, so I didn't really get much time with grandparents. Our kids have all four grandparents, and it's amazing seeing how much of an impact it's having on them! I think it helps the kids to just know that there are more people out there in the world that love you. On the flip side though, our grandparents live pretty far away (California and Asia), so we don't get a lot of time with them. Are your kids growing up with more or fewer grandparents than you did?