What is a Grandparent?

To mark Grandparents Day Sunday, September 8, I thought that seeing what kids say about grandparents would be fun. Enjoy.

Taken from comments by 8-year-old kids.

Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. They like other people’s.

Grandparents don’t have to do anything except be there when we come to see them.

They are so old they shouldn’t play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.

They talk to us about the color of flowers.

They don’t say “Hurry up.”

They wear glasses and funny underwear.

They can take their teeth and gums out.

They answer questions like: why isn’t God married?

When they read to us they don’t skip. They don’t mind if we ask for the same story over again.

Everybody should try to have a grandmother because they are the only grown-ups who like to spend time with us.

They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us, and kiss us even when we’ve been bad.

And when asked where his grandma lived, a 6-year-old answered: She lives at the airport, and when we want her we just go get her. Then when we’re done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.