Happy Father's Day : )))

My Father's Day gift was finding out I'm going to be a grandfather.

When I was diagnosed with de-novo stage 4 prostate cancer in 2021 at age 56, I was pretty sure that was something I wouldn't live to see.

Aaaaawe !!! : ))))
Did it happen THIS Father's Day ? If yes, major congratulations !!! :))) < 3
I don't think that anybody can get a more precious gift than one of a grandchild < 3 That is just beeauuuutiful *sigh. Wishing you many, many more years with your family and many sweet outings to the chai place with your little one !!! You will have a blast ! My greatest wish was to have a grandchild since I married (and I married at 18, ha ha ), always imagined to be a "young grandma" XP, don't ask me why - anyhow, my older daughter has no interest and younger one has a boyfriend who has no interest : (((, so yeah... Hope you will let me play with your grand-kid ; )

Yes, it happened yesterday.

Congratulations!! 👏

toankyou Sir for yoru wishes . My boy comes to visit me on Vancouver Island June 25 . He works on the mainland in Vancouver . I am so looking forward to it . My father had no time for me really . I know how that feels . I made sure I always had time to sit on a log and talk to my boy , Long walks and hikes in the mountains with his and my dogs , life advise and laughs . I sure enjoy his time and the week he plans to stay with me . I feed off his love and laugh a lot when he is around . I have everything in life but this time I have with my son is priceless ! Congratulations to you as well Sir . Great news about the grandkids ! James on Vancouver Island .

I smiled to read your post . Odd though your daughter does not want children . Our DNA is hardwired to have kids , especially a 20-30 year old female . Why doesnt she want kids ? I hear this often now . Sad to hear actually !

I tried many times to talk to her about that and she evaded direct answer until a year ago when she finally opened up and told me why. After that I stopped asking since she had a valid point. She is working 2 jobs and still can not have a worry free existence. She works as media marketing person during the day and is a gymnastic coach evenings and weekends. Her partner is an engineer. One would think that that would make a decent income all together but it does not. Housing is so expensive in the States and there is zero social support basically. She told me that her worst fear is one of ending up being a single mother and not being able to provide for her child a decent life and collage education which is also enormously expensive in the States. Since she works with kids she encountered all kinds of "situations" and also many kids with autistic spectrum which is scaring the crap out of her. Basically - she is afraid to have a child in a country with little or no social support and exorbitant housing, schooling and medical expenses. The reason thus is not "not wanting a child" but not being able to have one according to her merit of what should be offered to a new human being beside love : time, shelter, education and good medical care. That is what responsible person does when confronted with a choice and I had to agree ...
I had babies when the world was a beautiful and promising place (We Are The World was a hit song) and when economy was booming and pandemics were just a "theory", autism and ADD almost unheard of , school gun violence non existent, etc etc. I wonder if I would have a child if I were young in this day and age ... To be honest, I am not so sure any more.