I understand what you are saying.
The problem with this post is that the reader will personalize what you said and may be offended. If you have kids and grandkids, it will probably offend you.
I think the answer to your question/assertion is that people are proud of their kids and grandkids.
My wife and I decided not to have children. When we gather with others, especially when people are lubricated, they talk with less inhibition about the things that interest them.
I have experienced what you have experienced. People tend to want to talk about how special, in some way, their children and grand children are. I get it, they are proud, and this person is important to them.
Some people love small talk. I like it for a few minutes. If you are going to be social it is just something you that will be part of the conversation -- like taxes, aches and pains, golf swings, those other political people, and children.
It is what it is.
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Originally Posted by AbbyPye
Since my partner Pat and I settled within The Villages, we have been embracing what this community has to offer from its activities to the people that live here. And although we are ever so pleased to mingle with others that we meet day in and day out, we noticed a common thread when others speak to us that still remains since we first came out here some two year before.
When we meet others that are coupled, many (not all) of these married folks tend to tell us (whenever we ask about or not with the emphasis on the latter) about their adult kids with a deep notion about their grandkids! They mention what their kids and their partners/spouses are involved with, and give that heavy emphasis on their grandkids, either with them having them visit from up north/back east, or heading up north/back east to visit them.
When we first mentioned this issue in this forum some time ago, we thought that hearing about their antics would eventually come to pass. What occurred was the total opposite, especially when a major holiday is coming in the near future! Although we do respect that these couples are indeed proud of these grandkids that are part of their life as well as keeping the family legacy alive and well, this notion of hearing this unsolicited news is getting rather long in the tooth!
Has anyone ever experienced a situation that was explained within this post? That is, does anyone encounter those that are coupled up that constantly dote on their grandkids, even though they may reside a long distance away?
Please let me know so I won’t think that I am just dreaming up this scenario!
Many thanks!
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