What is a grandmother suppose to act like.

jenniejengin
jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Must you stay at home and whither away and no longer enjoy life?
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  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    Heck no! I'm a grandma for the last 2 yrs and people are floored when they hear this, I don't look it nor do I "act" it.........
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    you damn sure do not. people be criticizing me all the time, telling me I need to act like a grandmom, how is that? Not be sexi?
  • Ttopeka
    Ttopeka Posts: 151 Member
    I think baking cookies is a requirement ^^
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    my grandma goes to the gym 6 days a week?
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    I'm a grandmother of three and I'm having the best time of my life! We ski, hike, bike, travel - this is the time to do it! The old adage "You're only as old as you feel" is very true. If you feel youthful and sexy - you are!
  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    Man, I sure hope not, or I'm totally doing it wrong! I figured out after the first grandchild that fitness is a requirement, cuz man can them little buggers run quick!
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    I think baking cookies is a requirement ^^

    :laugh:
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    I think baking cookies is a requirement ^^

    yup definitely.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    Be a GMILF.
  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    I think baking cookies is a requirement ^^

    I do fit the baking cookies requirement though <whew>
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    Man, I sure hope not, or I'm totally doing it wrong! I figured out after the first grandchild that fitness is a requirement, cuz man can them little buggers run quick!

    who you telling, my youngest give me a run for my money. he have me crying sometimes....lol.
  • xHelloQuincyx
    xHelloQuincyx Posts: 884 Member
    my grandma calls me twinke (must sound like quincy to her) and gave me three dollars in an envelope for my graduation. LMAO. shes verrrrry old though
  • lizsharlow
    lizsharlow Posts: 15
    grandmothers are younger these days. We don't look like our mom's did. we look younger, have more energy, we work out. I have my granddaughters all the time and just love it, we do all sorts of things together (ahh, yes we do bake lots of cookies). no requirements other than LOVE!! have fun.
  • Miggy52
    Miggy52 Posts: 164
    Be a GMILF.
    A GMILF...hmmmm???lol....Im' a granmma to 7 beautiful grandkids....2 boys and 5 beautiful girls...Im a young gramma..dont really act like one...not sure how one is to act....I'm 60 this year and work full time so I have really have had not time to figure out the Grandma thing...maybe one day i will figure out how a gramma is suppsed to act....lol
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    Like who ever she is!!!!
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    my grandma calls me twinke (must sound like quincy to her) and gave me three dollars in an envelope for my graduation. LMAO. shes verrrrry old though

    lol
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    I'm a grandmother of three and I'm having the best time of my life! We ski, hike, bike, travel - this is the time to do it! The old adage "You're only as old as you feel" is very true. If you feel youthful and sexy - you are!
    ^^^^ This!!! From a grandma of 7 from age 20 to age 2.
  • angimac
    angimac Posts: 145 Member
    Hmmm, I am a grandmother of 3... and I bake them cupcakes and cakes and cook yummy stuff for them (I don't tell them I healthy up the recipes and they can't tell the difference)... I also sing karaoke, dance poorly, can drink like a fish (but it's very rarely), and cuss like a sailor...

    I'm also the grandmother who makes them go outside and play instead of sitting inside on a video game all the time.

    I do love a rocking chair... but I don't have one...
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    my grandchildren keep me feeling young. their energy sometimes rub off of me. they be wanting to workout all the time....lol. you should see them do sit ups, push ups & pull ups. they stronger than me, that's for sure.....lol.
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    Hmmm, I am a grandmother of 3... and I bake them cupcakes and cakes and cook yummy stuff for them (I don't tell them I healthy up the recipes and they can't tell the difference)... I also sing karaoke, dance poorly, can drink like a fish (but it's very rarely), and cuss like a sailor...

    I'm also the grandmother who makes them go outside and play instead of sitting inside on a video game all the time.

    I do love a rocking chair... but I don't have one...

    Karaoke is my thing, we do it a lot at my house. I dance my butt off, to Reggae & Soca that is. I love a rocking chair or a recliner, but do not have one. I told my children that I wanted one for christmas or my birthday last year, well, I am still waiting....lol
  • AnneGenevieveS
    AnneGenevieveS Posts: 441 Member
    my grandmother is 89, is cute as can be, the sweetest lady you ever met, super active as far as her body will allow, genius at crossword puzzles, and giggles like a 16 year old girl.

    I want to be just like her when I grow up :)
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    my grandma calls me twinke (must sound like quincy to her) and gave me three dollars in an envelope for my graduation. LMAO. shes verrrrry old though

    That is so endearing!
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    I enjoy life even more now that I can go to work when I choose. I have to stay in shape to keep up with the grandkids and have fun with them. I wish mine were closer so I could see them more often. (sigh)
  • niceMarly
    niceMarly Posts: 89 Member
    I just became a first time grandma last Friday....so I'm taking notes on how I should act!!! I already love my precious granddaughter and can't wait to watch her grow up; I plan on being a BIGGG part of her life so now I'm getting fit for her!!!
  • atxdee
    atxdee Posts: 613 Member
    you damn sure do not. people be criticizing me all the time, telling me I need to act like a grandmom, how is that? Not be sexi?

    that is dumb. Especially if your a young grandma
  • stablesong
    stablesong Posts: 224
    Bake cookies, sneak your grandkids stuff their parents won't let them have (like cookies before dinner!), always cuddle, and have comfy chairs and couches. Keep a jar or dish full of sweets and treats.

    Well, maybe you can find some healthy recipes for cookies or better versions of sweets and treats. Just don't tell the grandkids!
  • kprangernix07
    kprangernix07 Posts: 122 Member
    Yo - my Grams is 86, and does more push ups than most people I know. She does 20 every morning when she gets out of bed, and walks almost every day. She will kick your butt! <3 u grams!
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    my grandma calls me twinke (must sound like quincy to her) and gave me three dollars in an envelope for my graduation. LMAO. shes verrrrry old though

    lol

    yep... bake cookies... make breakfast of anything you want to eat..any time you want it...crochet you a special afghan in your favorite colors..... serve tang with pizza from the uncle's bar downstairs.....and slip the odd $5 now and then... or $10. oh and one grandma always gave me 2 paks of juicyfruit gum on halloween because I was the grandchild. I HATE juicy fruit gum.... let you root around in her spare room for interesting things for art class....have the biggest dictionary you've ever seen laying around...make you that special halloween costume....
    How cute she slipped you $3. bet she's a dear.....
  • jarrettd
    jarrettd Posts: 872 Member
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    plays beer pong, dances, sings karaoke at the bar, AND bakes cookies! Oh, and wears low-rise flares and a belly-button ring!

    To hell with acting or looking like a grandma!
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    Grandparents today are nothing like the "old grandparents" people think of, we're much younger and look younger. Hell I still listen to the same music I did when I was 20, I totally can relate to my kids who are in their 20's. We text, act goofy, laugh, party, have energy, it's me time! And yes we're having hot sex still.........:)
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