i really started to notice the differences between parents & grandparents over the past week and a half while my parents were visiting, helping us get settled into our house, watching pbs, etc. i remember them being more parents than friends. now they are more friends and i find that i am more willing to listen to their advice. although sometimes, i do admit, that i still have the urge to roll my eyes or think that they don't know what they're talking about.
they really enjoy being grandparents and watching pbs grow up, either in person or online via skype, facebook, pictures and emails. pbs loves talking to them, showing them his toys, learning from them. they try not to overstep, if js or i are around, when they see him do something that he shouldn't. if js or i are not around they are more willing to step in and tell pbs no and make sure that he is safe.
while they were here, js and i had plans to go out for a few hours one night with friends and to an out of town wedding one day. they were more than happy to watch pbs and get to spend time with just him without us around. they went to the park, played trains, did puzzles, read books, etc., all the things that pbs loves to do every day. we gave them the addresses of where we would be. they have our phone numbers. they knew what pbs could and could not eat with respect to allergies. everything went fine.
if pbs is with just me, i seem to be somewhat stressed and can't seem to relax. i hope that i can get to the same relaxed sort of state as my parents are with my brother and me. we are in our thirties, so i'm sure that has something to do with it, but i don't want to wait until pbs is in his thirties to be able to relax. maybe with all that we've had going on in the last couple of months kind of contributes to my stress. i don't want to be a stressed out basketcase for the rest of pbs' life.
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