What is the difference between a parent's love for a child compared to a grandparent's love for grandchildren?

When you are the parent, you feel more responsibility for raising a child who will be a productive, successful, caring adult.





I care about that for my grandson but don't feel that total responsibility. I am just having the best time with him -- just goofing off and having fun. He spent the night Saturday and Grandpa, he, and I had chocolate malts for dinner. He can eat veggies at home -- here, it's time to goof off!





Plus, we took him home late Sunday afternoon, came home with a wonderful tired, happy, satisfied feeling, and had a martini. LOL.What is the difference between a parent's love for a child compared to a grandparent's love for grandchildren?
Glad I could offer some advice -- it's true! I hope you will be a grandpa someday and have fun with it. My husband and I joke if we'd known how much fun it would be, we would have skipped the kids and gone straight to grandparenting! Janet

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What is the difference between a parent's love for a child compared to a grandparent's love for grandchildren?
the genetic link in one removed. so a grand parent may love the grandchild as much as they love their own child but being removed from the daily grind of raising that child a grandparents love tends to be distanced from that of the parent. I have 3 and their grandmother babysits often but there is a clear line between mom and dad and grandma and grandpa.
I would think you are closer to your child and the grand kids are really not your children that you gave birth to.


You share them with another blood line and set of grand parents.


Before someone gets nuts on here, I am not saying you don't love them but unless something drastic happens they are not your total responsibility either.
parents worry about getting things right and expect their children to be perfect.grandparents have relaxed,and all of them KNOW their grandchildren are perfect!so,the kids are treated strictly and micro-managed,the grandkids are lavished with affection and indulged.thus it has ever been,and will be!evry1 knows if ur parents say no,ask grandma!
Love is love. But I do admit, that when my grandchildren are small, I let them get away with much more than my own children did. I love to just watch their expressions when talking with me and listen to their thoughts on any subject. When they get too wild, off to moms they go. They think that I'm great,
My grandchildren are smarter and do cuter stuff. My grandchildren think I'm a goddess, and that I can do no wrong. If they get sick or too tired, I just hand them over.
not much...except with grandkids we dont live with them but we love them a bunch!!!!!!!!





my sons wife doesnt care though about me only her own mom so boohoo how will I ever know them? With daughters kids its different.
When you get tired, you can send them back.
The grandparents can spoil them rotten and then send them home and not have to put up with the consequences.
grandparents love all the grand kids,,, parents love their own better than their siblings.
Not a thing as far as I'm concerned
As a grandparent... love them till you get tired them send them home