@brenda1944 ..... being a parent sometimes never ends.... just changes a bit ... no grandchildren for me which is something I miss but I remember a Franophone friend telling me abut one of their old sayings: You know what you're rocking but you don't know what you're raising ... so who knows. Luckily both adult girls live within ten minutes walk but we all respect each others privacy.... and once in a while each will say, when read some stories etc., that perhaps for the best they didnt have children. !