My parents have gone grandbaby-crazy

[Gempress]

Oh gawd. My parents have never been the kind to push having children. They always said to take your time, there's no rush. After all, they didn't start having kids until my mom was 29 and my dad was 30. But my little niece, the only grandchild, just turned 4 years old. And my parents have suddenly gone insane with their desire for more grandbabies.

My dad has at least been subtle. Saying that he wants to put up a swing set in the backyard "for the grandchildren". Or talking about putting bunkbeds in the extra bedroom "so the grandchildren can sleep over."

But my mother---holy cow. Last weekend was the worst. My sister and bro-in-law recently decided that they're ready for another child. Anyway, my sister went on a trip with some friends. My mother asked her, "Your husband is off work. Shouldn't you stay at home and get going on having that other baby?" :yikes:

I stopped at my mother's house for a visit. The first thing my mom asked when I came through the door was "are you pregnant?" I said no. She said, "Are you sure? If you look at this angle, you kinda sorta look like you could have the tiniest beginning of a baby bulge." Upon which she started feeling my tummy. I said I was absolutely not pregnant. So she reminded me that she's always wanted 5 or 6 grandchildren, and me and my sister really needed to get working on it.

GAH!

I love my parents, I love my parents....*repeats*

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Welcome to my world.. not ONE conversation goes by in which I am not reminded that my parents would like more grandchildren.. like the three they have closest to them is not good enough right now.

Good luck to you, Gem, good luck!

 

[Renee750il]

Maybe you should remind them that if they wanted a significant number of grandchildren they should have upped the odds by having more children themselves

 

[Buddy'sParents]

That is brilliant, Renee.

 

[Renee750il]

Logic, that's all

There's nothing that pisses people off any more than simple logic :rofl1:

 

[cinmo7]

There you go they could start giving you little brothers & sisters. Modern tech. age doesn't mean a whole lot now days.

 

[JustaLilBitaLuck]

I think my mom has accepted the fact that the closest she's ever going to get to grandchildren is grand-dogs.

 

[Dakotah]

My mom wants grandkids but hell I'm 17 and my sister is 16... she said she'd wait and she wants us to cause she doesn't want her daughters having babies while still in school.
But I agree with Renee, they could have more kids. lol

 

[CharlieDog]

My mother wanted a lot of grandchildren. She had five kids. So, exponentially, (or whatever) if each of the rest of us has two also (oldest sister already has two) then she should have ten. But, Steven and I dont want kids, so she should get eight. And I figure, with eight grandchildren, she'll have her hands completely full and wont bug me and Steven for them.


And maybe my other sister will give her four and Steven and I would REALLY be off the hook!

 

[milos_mommy]

Not as bad as my mom, who is convinced I will never get married or have children.

My brother's friend kicked him in the boy-parts the other day and my mom yelled at him and said "that's the only way i'm ever going to get grandchildren". Thanks Mom. Obviously your daughter is too insane for any man to ever love her and too irresponsible to ever have children.

 

[Debi]

it's because we love babies, yet WE sure don't want to have them! LOL it's toooooo easy with someone else doing the work, but we get the fun. it's such a good plan.

 

[Punkygirl0101]

My mom doesn't bug me about grandkids cause I tell her often I don't want kids, just animals. And my brother (Who is the same age as me, 19), she has mentioned to him she would love a little kid around the house, and he should get his girlfriend pregnant....and when he was only 16 she wanted him and one of my friends to be together, and made comments like "Wouldn't they have cute kids?"..Shes probably never going to get any grandkids.

 

[Duke'sMommy]

My dad tells me everyday NOT to have kids. lol. He says I can have as many dogs that I want, just no kids. I know that the day I eventually do have kids in my dads eyes they will come second to Duke.lol

My mom on the other hand doesnt push for kids, just pushes for me to get married. As she puts it she just wants to go on a vacation as me and my boyfriend have already decided that when ever we do get married we will go away to do it.

 

[girlbuffalo1]

Does anyone think it's weird to have parents or whatever make these comments? I think it is--pretty much they are asking you about your sex life with your husband. Quite honestly I would go off on my mom if she acted like yours did! Creepy...

 

[noludoru]

I find the creepy part that she was feeling up Gemp's belly.. I mean, was she looking for a baby-shaped outline or something? O.O

 

[Gempress]

I guess you'd have to understand my family, LOL. My mom's side of the family is all that way. Very nosy, and involved in details some would consider personal. I grew up with it, so I don't really see it as invasive or out-of-the-ordinary. When my aunt first met my husband a few months after our wedding, the first thing she said was "Nice to meet you. Why haven't you gotten her pregnant yet?"

I think it's a cultural thing. I know many other Filipino families, and they're the same way. However, it is more prevalent amont the older family members. My cousins and I are first generation Americans, and don't usually get quite that personal. But there's a reason why me and my cousins didn't bring our boyfriends to meet the family right away, LOL.

Oh, and here's my mom's latest reasoning for us having a kid soon: my husband is a big man, and all the children in his family are larger than average. My mom is getting arthritis, so she said we need to hurry up and have children while she's still able to pick them up.

 

[noludoru]

I guess you'd have to understand my family, LOL. My mom's side of the family is all that way. Very nosy, and involved in details some would consider personal. I grew up with it, so I don't really see it as invasive or out-of-the-ordinary. When my aunt first met my husband a few months after our wedding, the first thing she said was "Nice to meet you. Why haven't you gotten her pregnant yet?"

I think it's a cultural thing. I know many other Filipino families, and they're the same way. However, it is more prevalent amont the older family members. My cousins and I are first generation Americans, and don't usually get quite that personal. But there's a reason why me and my cousins didn't bring our boyfriends to meet the family right away, LOL.

Oh, and here's my mom's latest reasoning for us having a kid soon: my husband is a big man, and all the children in his family are larger than average. My mom is getting arthritis, so she said we need to hurry up and have children while she's still able to pick them up.

ROFFFLLLLMAO! Okay, with that kind of family I can understand.. and especially if they're family, you know? Boundaries are different when you're close. I live in a very different type of family where you don't do that stuff. Actually, I think both of my grandmothers would have heart attacks if you so much as mention pregnancy because - GASP - it has something to do with sex.