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> I can't believe how long this thread actually got! lol. I just had a
> thought the other day about this....I remember going on outings with
> my grandmother when I was around 5 or 6, LOVED them, even something as
> mundane as a trip to the grocery story, (it eventually came to me
> taking her on outings, the memories of which I'll treasure the rest of
> my life), and she was a young grandmother compared to many today with
> the majority of people waiting longer and longer, but if you want to
> wait until said child is 5 or 10 years old to ride in a car withgrandma,
thengrandmais also going to be 5 or 10 years older - this
> could make no difference and all the difference.
Chris
What a nice post! I'm so glad that you were able to spend the time
with your Grandmother and that you have so many wonderful memories of
your time spent with one another. I believe, it is those experiences
and fond memories that make us into well rounded adults. And it's
especially nice that you were able then later to take her on outings
and be the wonderful grandperson that you are.
Here's my take on driving and emergency issues.
First, if I didn't trust the caregiver, I wouldn't entrust my child to
them....period! I don't care if would seem rude or not, it is my
child. Their needs are all that matters, not the Grandmother's. If
the mother is only doing it out of a sense of obligation, shame on
her. Because if she does that, and doesn't feel good about the
situation, then she is not putting her child's needs first.
As an RN, I am my patient's advocate. That is my job. I do the very
best that I can to make sure all of their medical/health care and
emotional needs are met during the time that I am caring for them. I
speak to the Doctors on their behalf. I speak to families on their
behalf. I speak for them, when they can not. That is what we as
nurses do.
If I am caring for a person, whether or not it is as their nurse, or
whether it is my grandchild, I advocate for them. If my grandchild
were to have an emergency within my care, you can bet I'd be doing the
very best that I could for my grandchild. If their were an
emergency, which I dealt with several during the times that my kids
were little, I dealt with them.
I think what this long thread has lost sight of is what is best for
the child. It's not about who can control the conversation and throw
the most "zingers". Their is alot of ASSuming on this thread. You
only know what the OP, me, and dil have chosen to put on the screen.
You have no clue as to our relation****p!
To all that have posted and some that have gotten so involved with
this thread I say...don't you think it's time to put it to bed? I
mean really, it's a bit over the top. What do you say we make it a
DNR!
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