The Tired Grand Parents

The Tired Grand Parents We love them but no one talks about how exhausted, depleted and trapped we are! A safe place to vent!

06/04/2026

Sorry I have not posted in long time! Welcome to my new members! We recently got a puppy, any of you with dogs or puppies know what a challenge this can be!

Anyway, let’s discuss daycare! My little Josie and I are entering a new era! Josie is headed to daycare 😭😭😭. Unfortunately, I have to have surgery on my right arm. I have tendon damage that has also affected my Ulnar nerve. In addition I’ve been diagnosed with Lupus.( add on even more exhaustion) Sooooo, no lifting and 12 weeks of recovering.

As much as I have been tired, overwhelmed and down right stressed out at times, I can honestly say this is crushing me! Time is such a thief, and age is an even bigger one. I am so very grateful my daughter has recognized that I just cannot do this as much anymore.

However Josie will be 2 soon, I know that this will be a positive experience for her. She really does need the socialization and I think it will be great for her learning and independence. I am not going to lie, I tend to be a doer. I do everything for her, and I know that’s not always the best for their learning.

I’d love to hear if anyone else has experienced this? Any tips on how to not let it bring you down? Any tips on helping her adjust? I’d take anything at this point, the guilt is crushing.

Thanks again, you all have a glorious day and weekend! Give those grandkids a hug and enjoy every second

05/01/2026

Being a grandparent
is a strange and beautiful thing.

You’ve already lived
the years that rushed by too fast—
the sleepless nights,
the scraped knees,
the little shoes lined up by the door.

You thought that season
had quietly closed.

And then one day
a small voice calls you
Grandma
or Grandpa
and suddenly
time folds in on itself.

Their little hands
fit inside yours
just like your children’s once did.

Their laughter
echoes down the same halls
where your babies once ran.

But this time
your heart knows something
it didn’t understand before.

How fast it goes.
How fragile it all is.
How sacred the ordinary moments are.

So you sit a little longer.
You rock a little slower.
You say yes
to one more story,
one more cookie,
one more walk outside.

Because being a grandparent
is not about raising children again.

It’s about treasuring them.

It’s about watching
the story you started
continue to unfold.

It’s about seeing pieces
of your past
running through the grass
with the future in their eyes.

And somewhere between
their giggles and their questions,
their sticky hands and sleepy heads,

you realize something quietly:

Your heart didn’t get older.

It simply grew
large enough
to love one more generation

05/01/2026

Alright… today we’re doing something different 💛

No venting.No stress.No heavy stuff.

Today, we’re celebrating YOU.

If you showed up today—If you got out of bed when you didn’t feel like it…If you made a meal, gave a hug, wiped tears, told a story, or simply kept going—

That counts.

So I want you to do something most of us never do:

👇 Drop ONE thing you did today that you’re proud of.

Big or small—I don’t care.Got through the day? That counts.Did laundry? That counts.Didn’t lose your patience (or even if you did but came back and tried again)? That counts.

Because the truth is…We do a hundred things right every day and only focus on the one thing we didn’t.

Not today.

💛 I’ll go first: I showed up even though I was tired.

Now it’s your turn… let me celebrate you.

05/01/2026

Can we be honest for a minute… no filters, no judgment?

Being a grandparent raising (or helping raise) grandchildren is one of the most beautiful things…but also one of the hardest things we don’t talk about enough.

So I’m asking you this—heart to heart:

What’s the part you’re struggling with right now?

Is it the exhaustion?The worry about their future?The financial stress?The feeling that your “later years” don’t look anything like you imagined?Or maybe… just needing a break and feeling guilty for even thinking that?

You don’t have to have it all together here.

This is a safe place.

Drop it in the comments—even if it’s just one word.No fixing. No judging. Just people who get it.

Because sometimes the strongest thing we can do…is admit we’re tired and not pretend we’re okay.

💛 I’ll start: Some days, I feel overwhelmed and stretched too thin.

Your turn…

05/01/2026

They said grandparenting would be the reward after raising your kids…They didn’t tell us it would feel like parenting all over again—just with older bones and a much more tender heart.

Some of us are tired in a way sleep doesn’t fix.Not just physically… but emotionally.Because we love so deeply, we give so much, and we carry worries we don’t always talk about.

But here’s the truth no one says out loud:

These little hands we’re holding… are holding us together too.

The giggles, the sticky fingers, the “just one more story”…They are the moments that remind us—we still matter in the biggest way.

So if you’re a tired grandparent today…Trying your best, showing up, loving hard even when you’re running on empty—

You are not alone.You are not “just” a grandparent.You are a safe place. A second chance. A legacy in motion.

And one day…These babies will remember you as their favorite part of growing up. ❤️

If this is you, just comment “💛”… so we can remind each other we’re in this together.

04/02/2026

What an exhausting week! My granddaughter is 20 months old. She’s at a very fun age, but an exhausting age! As you very well know they call em the terrible 2’s for a reason! How we forget how busy they are, how they are getting their own little attitudes and opinions. However, at the end of the day, when that little girl, looks at me and says “I wuv u” it’s all worth it!
Yes, being a caregiver to our grandchildren can be exhausting, can leave you with your last nerve hanging by a thread, leave you down right exhausted ! That love they give, the way their little hands reach out to you, how nothing comforts them except your embrace, THAT, makes it all worth it!

03/15/2026

Thank you to my new followers! I want to devote more time to this page. I would love to hear some of your stories if at all possible. I am working on trying to make this page private. I have to figure it out. I realize that what many of us go thru is very private.
I personally can share that while taking care of my granddaughter is exhausting, I do find great joy in it as well. I am extremely grateful to have such a huge part in raising her.
Over the past month or so my daughter has seen and finally agreed to get me some help. It has been such a relief but I can also say, I miss not having Josie as much. However I am able to go get her anytime I want. It is nice to have the option of having her instead of having zero options and having her 4-5 days a week 10+ hrs a day.
Things are getting easier.
I also know many grandparents do not have options. They have their grandchildren 24/7, and are raising them with zero support. That is another reason why I created this page. So we have support for one another. I hope to be able to report back soon that I have figure out how to make this page private. We all need a private, secure place to vent and have support.

03/02/2026

Grandchildren a Gods way of letting us love our children as babies all over again! This time we are able to enjoy every moment, embrace the gift that has been given to us. We remember every second, and treasure the small things, as young mothers, we were too busy and exhausted, to enjoy.
This is our chance to teach our grandchildren the lessons of life we wish we knew, to teach our own children. Our chance to get it right.
However we also know, this chapter of our life, will too, go far too quickly. Someday, we will not be there to see all the beautiful moments of their lives. All we can do is create an imprint on their heart that will carry them through the rest of their life.

So, yes, taking care of our grandchildren can wear our soul down, and zap our energy. In the end, we realize how short life is, how fast they grow, and this phase, too, will end.

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