On Jul 21, 12:56=A0am, tootseug <toots...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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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! =A0I'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. =A0I believe, it is those experiences
> and fond memories that make us into well rounded adults. =A0And 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! =A0I don't care if would seem rude or not, it is my
> child. =A0Their needs are all that matters, not the Grandmother's. =A0If
> the mother is only doing it out of a sense of obligation, shame on
> her. =A0Because 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. =A0That is my job. =A0I 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. =A0I
> speak to the Doctors on their behalf. I speak to families on their
> behalf. =A0 I speak for them, when they can not. =A0That 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. =A0If 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. =A0 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. =A0It's not about who can control the conversation and throw
> the most "zingers". =A0Their is alot of ASSuming on this thread. =A0You
> 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 =A0some that have gotten so involved with
> this thread I say...don't you think it's time to put it to bed? =A0I
> mean really, it's a bit over the top. =A0What do you say we make it a
> DNR!
And if you can't do that, leave my dil and I out of it if you would
please.
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