Some years back, Grandboomers had the opportunity to meet a young college student from Nepal. He had a part-time job working for a pest control firm. One afternoon, he was part of a crew called to a home for senior citizens. "What kind of place is this?," he asked upon arrival. He was told it was where the elderly go to live.
"We have no such thing in Nepal," he said. "It is the role of the elderly to be with the grandchildren, to tell them the family history, educate them and prepare them for life based on their experience."
The lesson of the young Nepali student rings true for all grandparents...whatever our housing arrangements. We have a responsibility to help the grandchildren learn from our experience. Work with their parents, of course. While the Internet can provide answers to many of their questions, there's nothing to compare with first-hand knowledge.
© 2012 Created by Myles Bristowe.
