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Baby-Sitting Now

Once they aren’t babies, Are we baby-sitting, still? We watch them and some necessary Jobs we do fulfill. The back and forth to school, the meals, The homework and, of course, The after-school activities Which parents do endorse. We show up when we’re needed And do all that we are asked, Including going places where We’re distanced and we’re masked. There isn’t lots of sitting And they’ve left their baby phase – Guess grand-kids watchers might be A more fitting modern phrase.

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Date: 9/21/2021 9:44:00 PM
I call it "grandparenting" now, and it is amazing!
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Date: 9/17/2021 9:42:00 AM
But nothing is quite as rewarding as watching them develop into individuals!
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Date: 9/13/2021 10:15:00 AM
Couldn't agree more Ilene, I just hope they pay us back when we're much older, knowing my luck they'll shove me in a nursing home. Tom
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