Interesting perspective, thanks for sharing!

Lol, yes, good points

@granny did you have pictures of your grandparents in your wallet when you were a little girl?

Why the fuck have I never looked at it this way! lol you go girl!!

I never thought about it that way you're absolutely right our descendants are so ungrateful

Just remember that to most people, all babies look alike, and they are only interested in children related to them. Showing people photos of your grandbabies likely bores them, although they will pretend interest.

Good for you!

Oh well, I have pics of my grandkids and will show them to anyone! Love them to pieces and they love me.

Showing around pictures of grandchildren tucked away in wallets and such is so foreign an idea. Can't imagine what possesses them. Why do people expect pictures of their grandchildren to be impressive or entertaining?

Your call.

This is my grandma Virginia. I was with her helping take care of her from 2006-2016 when she had a second stroke and lost mobility, needing assisted living. I hate that she’s an hour n a half away now but the facilities out there are more trustworthy and higher quality than the one in my immediate area so at least she’s in the best hands possible. But I agree, unless you just had a baby or you’re playing vicarious life one upsmanship with your friends, or you’re getting to know a new romantic interest, it’s somewhat tedious and unnecessary to be shown pics of someone else’s family usually.

I told both of my kids that I want to be dead before I have any grandchildren. I love my kids, but I do not carry around pictures of them. They are not novelties that need to be shown off. I would expect the same from my children.

I refused to have children. It freed up a lot of time, money, and drama.
When people try to show me their kids/descendants, I always tell them to put the photos away and tell me what they themselves accomplished and did to better the world. Some people get all butthurt. It's pretty funny.

Hell, my mother's grandkids never come over let alone have a picture of her lol. 6 of them live out of state. 2 of them go over once in a while (only because they're brought there), and the other 2 go over only on Christmas Eve for a free meal of salmon, shrimp, calamari, etc etc etc.

I have pictures of my dogs, they don't need allowances, do not borrow the car on Saturday night and ya can fix them.

As soon as anyone starts talking about grandchildren, I'm outta there ...

! You are so right. A person should not define themselves on procreation. You might be a grandmother but first you are a person with a past, present and a future. You have your own identity.